Sunday, March 10, 2013

BOOK OF THE WEEK from We Love This Book



by Shereen El Feki

The Arab Spring uprisings not only brought with them a call for democracy, but a plea from some young people for more openness in the region with regards to sex and sexuality. In an era where strict social conventions govern sexual relations, young people's attitudes are diverging from those of their parents. El Feki has written an incredibly well-researched, non-judgemental and culturally sensitive book that covers subjects such as female circumcision (known in the West as female genital mutilation), hymen-restoral surgery, different types of Islamic marriages, abortion, sexual violence, homosexuality and the changing views of sex amongst different generations of Muslims. She believes that if democracy is to take root in Egypt and other Arab countries then people need to be trusted with information about sex, reproduction and contraception.


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