Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution by Mona Eltahawy

8 reviews

josiee123's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

(didn't finish had to return to library but will buy this!) A really fascinating read but very difficult at points regarding graphic violence visited upon women in protest and in daily life (FGM, sexual violence and physical)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Gore

saturnsmoons's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

this was such an informative and essential read. the section on the god of virginity and the active police brutality that assaults women daily was done extremely well. my only issue would be the consistent repetition of some of the arguments, it becomes a little redundant. overall though, a great read that people need in order to see the abuse that happens to many women in the middle east. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Homophobia

kaylietreskin's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Colonisation

hazzajazza's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide

henrygraph's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.75

Necessary if mostly difficult reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

adriennefrances's review

challenging informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Xenophobia

emilyharmonica's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Hate crime, and Domestic abuse

dustyloup's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Key message: Keep shining a light on women's issues, give voice to the struggles of people on the ground instead of pontificating. Avoid the temptation of cultural relativism saying we must respect their culture/religion's perspective about women and their roles. "Understand that whoever deemed it as such was never a woman."

Covers a broad range of topics around women's autonomy, safety and freedom. Needless to say it's painful to hear the statistics and the stories. This book has inspired me to read more about feminists from the middle east and around the world.

For a taste or a refresher: 

<A href=" https://foreignpolicy.com/2012/04/23/why-do-they-hate-us/"> Elthawy's original article in foreign policy</a>

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault