num_pages: 255
description: An intimate portrait of the lives of modern Muslim women reveals how male pride and power have distorted the message of Islam to justify the subjugation of women and how a feminism of sorts has flowered in spite of repression. Tour.
language: English
title: Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
titlecomplete: Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
genres: Womens, Feminism, Sociology, Politics, Travel, Nonfiction, History, Cultural, Religion, Islam
ratings_count: 14125
publisher: Doubleday