Breaking the Silence: French Women's Voices from the Ghetto
"The translation of Neither Whores Nor Doormats allows us, finally, to listen directly to the voices of Muslim women in France. Fadela Amara's book is at once autobiography, an analysis of the degradation of male-female relations in France's working-class suburbs, and an engrossing chronicle of a political movement. Helen Chenut's deft translation and comprehensive introduction introduces us to the complex universe inhabited by young women of North African descent in contemporary France." - Susanna Barrows, author of Drinking: Behavior and Belief in Modern History"