Excellent Daughters : The Secret Lives of Young Women Who Are Transforming the Arab World

from BettyTaylor56

Katherine Zoepf, a journalist, has had the wonderful opportunity to live and travel throughout the Arab world. She has seen many changes in the area of women's rights over the past few years. She shares her observations in this book. The region has had to adapt to social changes involving young u...

from Susan.Macura

This is an interesting look at young women and how they are making steps, however minor in some ways, in becoming more independent of the men in their lives. The author looks at honor killings, female circumcision, guardianship, early marriage, dress and religious practices. This is a wonderful l...

from Beamis12

Their lives are so incredibly different from ours, it is hard to comprehend. The author takes us to various counties in the Middle East, talking to girls and women in these places and though different supposed freedoms vary in different countries, most are at the mercy of the men in their lives. ...