Sex And The Citadel

Shereen El Feki

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English

Random House
01 March 2013

History; Cultural studies; Social issues & processes; Gender studies, gender groups

In the political unrest that swept across the Arab region in 2011, all eyes were on the streets and squares erupting in protest. But for the past four years, Shereen El Feki has been looking at upheaval a little closer to home - in the sexual lives of men and women across the Arab world. The result is Sex and the Citadel , an informative, insightful and engaging account of a highly sensitive and still largely secret aspect of Arab society. Sex might seem a strange lens with which to examine change in the Arab world; it is, in fact, a prism with which to refract the region's complex social spectrum. Sexual attitudes and behaviours are intimately bound up in religion, culture, politics and economics. As such, they are not only a reflection of the conditions that led to the recent uprisings, as well as one of the engines of revolt, but will also be a measure of hard-won reforms in the years to come. Sex and the Citadel is no peep show. By linking sexuality to political, economic, social and religious trends, it opens a window on the greater landscape of the Arab world, both for readers new to the region whose interest has been sparked by recent events, and for old hands familiar with the Arab world. Nor is the book an academic treatise: this is a highly personal account, rich with original research and first-person stories, that gives us unprecedented and timely insight into a part of the world that is transforming in front of our very eyes.

By: Shereen El Feki
Imprint: Random House
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 459g
ISBN: 9781741668629
ISBN 10: 174166862X
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 March 2013
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shereen El Feki is a writer, broadcaster and academic who started her professional life in medical science, with a PhD in molecular immunology from the University of Cambridge. She is currently Vice-Chair of the UN's Global Commission on HIV and Law and is advising Effat University, Jeddah, on setting up Saudi Arabia's first school of journalism for women. She is half-Egyptian, half-Welsh and grew up in Canada. She currently divides her time between London and Cairo.