Nine parts of desire
Subtitle: the hidden world of Islamic women
By: Geraldine Brooks.
Edition: 1st Anchor Book Trade Paperback ed.
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Muslim women; Muslim women -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The; title: holy veil -- -- 2.; title: Whom no man shall have deflowered before them -- -- 3.; title: Here come the brides -- -- 4. The; title: prophet's women -- -- 5.; title: Converts -- -- 6.; title: Jihad is for women, too -- -- 7. A; title: queen -- -- 8. The; title: getting of wisdom -- -- 9.; title: Risky business -- -- 10.; title: Politics, with and without a vote -- -- 11.; title: Muslim women's games -- -- 12. A; title: different drummer --; title: Conclusion : beware of the dogma.