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Price of Honor by Jan Goodwin

Price of Honor

Muslim Women Lift the Veil of Silence on the Islamic World

Muslim Women Lift the Veil of Silence on the Islamic World

By Jan Goodwin

By Jan Goodwin

By Jan Goodwin

By Jan Goodwin

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    About Price of Honor

    A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK

    “Explains powerfully how Muslim women are affected by the rise of fundamentalism.”—Dan Rather

    In recent years, the expanding movement of militant Islam has changed the way millions think, behave, dress, and live, but nowhere has its impact been more powerfully felt than in its dramatic, often devastating effect on the lives of women. Award-winning journalist Jan Goodwin traveled through ten Islamic countries and interviewed hundreds of Muslim women, from professionals to peasants, from royalty to rebels.  The result is an unforgettable journey into a world where women are confined, isolated, even killed for the sake of a “code of honor” created and zealously enforced by men. 

    Price of Honor brings to life a world in which women have become pawns in a bitter power game, and gives readers a provocative look inside Muslim society today—in their own words.

    About Price of Honor

    A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK

    “Explains powerfully how Muslim women are affected by the rise of fundamentalism.”—Dan Rather

    In recent years, the expanding movement of militant Islam has changed the way millions think, behave, dress, and live, but nowhere has its impact been more powerfully felt than in its dramatic, often devastating effect on the lives of women. Award-winning journalist Jan Goodwin traveled through ten Islamic countries and interviewed hundreds of Muslim women, from professionals to peasants, from royalty to rebels.  The result is an unforgettable journey into a world where women are confined, isolated, even killed for the sake of a “code of honor” created and zealously enforced by men. 

    Price of Honor brings to life a world in which women have become pawns in a bitter power game, and gives readers a provocative look inside Muslim society today—in their own words.

    About Jan Goodwin

    Award-winning journalist Jan Goodwin lived in the Middle East for four years, interviewing women under Islamic rule and spending time with freedom fighters in war-torn Afghanistan. In 2001, she returned to Afghanistan to document the changes that took place when the Taliban… More about Jan Goodwin

    About Jan Goodwin

    Award-winning journalist Jan Goodwin lived in the Middle East for four years, interviewing women under Islamic rule and spending time with freedom fighters in war-torn Afghanistan. In 2001, she returned to Afghanistan to document the changes that took place when the Taliban… More about Jan Goodwin

    Product Details

    Category: Religion | Domestic Politics

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Plume
    Dec 31, 2002 | 368 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780452283770

    Category: Religion | Domestic Politics

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Plume
    Dec 31, 2002 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9780698157798

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    Praise

    A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK

    “Explains powerfully how Muslim women are affected by the rise of fundamentalism.”—Dan Rather

    “Goodwin reminds us that the Koran nowhere supports the brutal treatment of women, and the educated women she quotes make this point clear… The author takes us on a tour of the Muslim world, finding horrors almost past belief.”—The New Yorker

    Table Of Contents

    Price of HonorAcknowledgments

    Chapter 1: Fundamentally Different?

    Chapter 2: Muslims, the First Feminists

    Chapter 3: Pakistan: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

    Chapter 4: Afghanistan: When You Can’t Beat the Donkey, Beat the Saddle

    Chapter 5: Iran: There Is No Fun in Islam

    Chapter 6: United Arab Emirates: The Playground of the Gulf

    Chapter 7: Kuwait: A War of Independence

    Chapter 8: Muslim Missionaries, American Converts

    Chapter 9: Saudi Arabia: The Custodians of the Two Holiest Places

    Chapter 10: Iraq: A Nation of Fear

    Chapter 11: Jordan: When Islam Is the Solution

    Chapter 12: Israeli-Occupied Territories: Next Year in Jerusalem

    Chapter 13: Egypt: The Mother of the World

    Chapter 14: Epilogue

    Index

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