The Fall of the Imam - by Nawal El Saadawi (Paperback)

The Daughter of God is a powerful and moving exposé of the horrors that women and children can be exposed to by the tenets of faith.

Written by the leading spokeswoman on the status of women in the Arab world, this book is a call to arms against those who use religion to control women.

Bint Allah, the protagonist, dreams of reaching the top of a distant hill visible through the bars of the orphanage window, but her ambitions do not escape the attention of the Imam, who falsely accuses her of adultery and sentences her to death by stoning.

This book is a poignant and brave writer, ignoring irrelevant texts and information, and preserving most important points while selling the product in a convincing manner.