Two Women in One
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (529 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 086356562X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 124 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-08 |
| Language | : | Arabic |
DESCRIPTION:
Bahiah Shaheen, an 18-year-old medical student and daughter of a prominent Egyptian public official, finds the male students in her class coarse and alien. Two Women in One is the story of countless women in the Third World, and speaks of their quest for emancipation and dignity.. Her father, too, seems to belong to a race apart. Frustrated by her hard-working, well-behaved, middle-class public persona, her meeting with a stranger at a gallery one day proves to be the beginning of her road to self-discovery and the start of her realization that fulfilment in life is indeed possible
. The nature of the student movement Bahiah joins (and goes to prison for) remains a mystery, and the lover whose own imprisonment impels Bahiah's involvement is a vaguely characterized prop. Practices such as clitoridectomy that might usefully have been discussed in an introduction go unexplained. Egyptian feminist writer Saadawi ( The Face of Eve ) does little to flesh out this stock situation. Grove Koger, Boise P.L., Id.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. Whatever Two Women in One may have meant to its intended audience upon its original publication (Beirut, 1975), it is unlikely to stir many readers here. From Library Journal Bahiah Shaheen is a young medical student outwardly obedient to the wishes of her petit bourgeois family but inwardly starved for freedom and affection
"Three Stars" according to Penny Stevens. Society should know and understand what Islam really isStand back America, it's evil.. I just wanna be me--but who might that be? Sandra Zickefoose This book was first published in 1975 by a brave woman who was willing to tell a story--and to tell truths that others from her country didn't want told--she has paid for her bravery with exile and that kind of commitment should not be belittled. I am sure this book was a groundbr. Bit Dated GT Reviewer A member of our Book Club suggested this book and after reading the Mafouz Trilogy I was quite looking forward to reading this book.As another reviewer commented, some parts may be revelant for the '70's- I was puzzled about the repetition of the protagonist's name and the constan