Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
by By Brooks, Geraldine
Category: Religion , Islam , General

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Pulitzer Prize winning author presents the stories of a wide range of Muslim women in the Middle East. As an Australian American and an experienced foreign correspondent, Brooks' thoughtful analysis attempts to understand the precarious status of women in the wake of Islamic fundamentalism."Frank, enraging, and captivating." - The New York TimesNine Parts of Desire is the story of Brooks' intrepid  journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory  political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives. Defying our stereotypes  about the Muslim world, Brooks' acute analysis of the world's fastest growing religion  deftly illustrates how Islam's holiest texts have been misused to justify repression  of women, and how male pride and power have warped the original message of a once  liberating faith.As a prizewinning foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Geraldine Brooks spent six years covering the Middle East through wars, insurrections, and the volcanic upheaval of resurgent fundamentalism. Yet for her, headline events were only the backdrop to a less obvious but more enduring drama: the daily life of Muslim women.