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The caged virgin : an emancipation proclamation for women and Islam / Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, 1969- (Author).

Summary:

This book is a call to arms for the emancipation of women from religious and cultural oppression and from an outdated cult of virginity. It is a defiant call for clear thinking and for an Islamic Enlightenment. But it is also the courageous story of how Hirsi Ali herself fought back against everyone who tried to force her to submit to a traditional Muslim woman's life and how she became a voice of reform. She relates her experiences as a Muslim woman so that oppressed Muslim women can take heart and seek their own liberation.

Record details

ISBN: 0743288335
Physical Description: xviii, 187 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Edition: 1st Free Press ed.
Publisher: New York : Free Press, 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibiliographical references (p. [177]-182) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Stand up for your rights! : women in Islam -- Why can't we take a critical look at ourselves? -- The virgins' cage -- Let us have a Voltaire -- What went wrong? : a modern clash of cultures -- A brief personal history of my emancipation -- Being a politician is not my ideal -- Bin Laden's nightmare : interview with Irshad Manji -- Freedom requires constant vigilance -- Four women's lives -- How to deal with domestic violence more effectively -- Genital mutilation must not be tolerated -- Ten tips for Muslim women who want to leave -- Submission : part I -- The need for self-reflection within Islam -- Portrait of a heroine as a young woman -- A call for clear thinking.