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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: In Arab societies, a woman must hide herself from the eyes of men.
Chapter 3: Marriage is a primary preoccupation for many young Arab women.
Chapter 4: Saudi men and women lead lives that are rigidly separated.
Chapter 5: A surge in Muslim piety is bringing some advantages to diligent young women.
Chapter 6: More and more Arab women are turning down marriage in favor of careers and study.
Chapter 7: Tradition demands that women who dishonor their family, even innocently, must die.
Chapter 8: The Arab Spring also reinforced unequal treatment of women, yet some hope survives.
Description
Excellent Daughters (2016) is an inside look at the lives that young Arab women lead today, marked by restriction, segregation, violence and discrimination. These blinks also point out the signs of a slow but steady change in Arab countries, as young women fight for their rights to study, work and look toward a promising future.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone following major developments in women's rights
- Politicians and lawmakers seeking insight into Arab culture
- Anyone interested in social issues beyond the Western world