Review of The Hidden Face of Eve by Nawal El Saadawi at Reading Through Life
Carina who blogs at Reading Through Life is hosting her second Ramadan Reading project this year. Throughout the whole of Ramadan she is posting reviews of fiction and nonfiction books dealing with Islam and the Arab world. It’s a really great project that gives a look at a faith that isn’t often highlighted in the book blogging world. Although there are a lot of religious bloggers and faith projects, they are usually only focused on the Christian faiths. The series is a great way to learn more about Islam and about living as a Muslim in the West or in the Arab world.
Today I provided a guest review of Nawal El Saadawi’s The Hidden Face of Eve. I really enjoyed the book and wish that we had chosen this as our Year of Feminist Classics reading by Saadawi. The book really gave a lot of important context to her works of fiction, highlighting the importance of class issues when it comes to feminism and women’s rights – something with which I agree fully!
Oh, very cool, Amy! Off to check it out now!
Thanks zibilee
I didn’t know this Ramadhan Reading exists, otherwise I would have sign-up. What a lovely button!
It’s a really great series that Carina is hosting, she’s got some really fantastic posts JoV!
oh what a good Idea ,not sure I ve any arabic books coming up ,have grab one from tbr pile if I remember ,all the best stu
Thanks Stu
God, Amy, you always inspire me with how tuned in you are to the various blogosphere projects. I should try and be engaged in the same way!
Thank you Sarah
It helps that Carina lived close to me when I moved here to this city and that we hung out a lot until she moved! And part of it comes from just being online too much – I should find more activities to do I think 
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There’s a charity (I can’t remember the name) which suggests that to lift people out of poverty you have to empower women: which seems to chime in with what El Saadawi says about the relationship of women’s rights and the economic state in which they live. It’s a chicken or egg problem – are the richest societies able to empower women because of their wealth, or does the empowerment of women enrich (in economic terms) their society?
Women for Women International, perhaps, Ela? It is one that I am involved with
You are right, very chicken or egg and so often ignored!
I just read your review in Carina’s blog, Amy. This book looks really wonderful! I can’t wait to get it! I really have to read my first el Saadawi book soon. The Ramadan reading project is a really wonderful idea!
Thank you Vishy, I hope you get a chance to try her work and that you enjoy it!
I really need to read my first El Saadawi book! Soon I hope.
I hope that you do get the chance Adura