Similar with Nawal el Saadawi in "A Modern Love Letter," Nadine Gordimer's "A Soldier's Embrace" reflects how within societies where numerous differences and dichotomies exist, it is the women sector who suffers the most, and these sufferings furthe Continue Reading...
Saikaku, Pushkin and El Saadawi: Is Justice Possible? The concept of justice, in literature and in life, is a universally cherished yet complex and inherently ambiguous one. All societies have respective, sometimes opposing, ideas about justice. Isl Continue Reading...
I said my uncle was a respected Sheikh, well versed in the teaching of religion, and he, therefore, could not possibly be in the habit of beating his wife. She replied that it was precisely men well versed in their religion that beat their wives. T Continue Reading...
The culminating act of the novel also clearly illustrates this principle. During the second time Tita and Pedro make love -- and the only time they do so with complete abandonment, without fear of getting caught, the world reacts in a manner typical Continue Reading...
Women in the Arab Spring Role of Women in the Arab Spring History of Women in the Arab World Tunisian Example and Women's Role in the Revolt Egyptian Example and Women's Role in the Revolt Yemeni Example and Women's Role in the Revolt Libyan E Continue Reading...
