Nine Parts of Desire

Posted on 26 July 2018 by Geraldine Brooks

With a New AfterwordAs a prizewinning foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Geraldine Brooks spent six years covering the Middle East through wars, insurrections, and the volcanic upheaval of resurgent fundamentalism Yet for her, headline events were only the backdrop to a less obvious but enduring drama the daily life of Muslim women Nine Parts of Desireis the story of Brooks intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives Defying our stereotypes about the Muslim world, Brooks acute analysis of the world s fastest growing religion deftly illustrates how Islam s holiest texts have been misused to justify repression of women, and how male pride and power have warped the original message of a once liberating faith. New Read [ Nine Parts of Desire ] by [ Geraldine Brooks ] – kino-fada.fr Aaargh I just wrote a bloody long review of this book then the goodreads website ate it Anyway, starting over Read, in the name of thy LordWho hath created all things, whoHath created man of congealed blood.Read, by thy most beneficent Lord,Who taught us the use of the pen,who teaches man that which he knoweth not The Koran The Chapter of Congealed BloodI have been living, working and travelling in the Middle East since I was nineteen years old That s over eleven years now In Aaargh I just wrote a bloody long review of this book then the goodreads website ate it Anyway, starting over Read, in the name of thy LordWho hath created all things, whoHath created man of congealed blood.Read, by thy most beneficent Lord,Who taught us the use of the pen,who teaches man that which he knoweth not The Koran The Chapter of Congealed BloodI have been living, working and travelling in the Middle East since I was nineteen years old That s over eleven years now In that time I have taken buses, boats, service taxis, trains, planes, lorries, scooters, camels and horses to get across Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and ...Now that I have moved away from Arabia after living there for three years, I was ready to read a book about women and Islam I tend to be dubious about any book that claims to have the real story on this topic, but found this book worth reading When I read the title, I thought I was going to learnabout the sexuality of Arabic women Instead, the book was about the lives of Islamic women as wives, mothers, workers, and citizens In her attempt to understand Islamic women, she also got to k Now that I have moved away from Arabia after living there for three years, I was ready to read a book about women and Islam I tend to be dubious about any book that claims to have the real story on this topic, but found this book worth reading When I read the title, I thought I was going to learnabout the sexuality of Arabic women Instead, the book was about the lives of Islamic women as wives, mothers, workers, and citizens In her attempt to understand Islamic women, she also got to know some revolutionaries, politicians, athletes, and a queen along the way and I found her accounts of these encounters fascinating She also dealt with the dress and health of women in the Muslim world I was hooked by the end of the prologue as the author wrote honestly about her experiences as a journalist and a Western women reporting from Saudi Arabia I kept reading the book with great interest primarily...Before reading this book, I remember looking at the woman who were completely covered by their berka and thinking how repressed they were I felt sorry for the freedom they were denied My landlord at the time gave me his copy and I although I was hesitant, I agreed to read itand I am so glad I did The book delves deep into the roots of the Muslim beliefs and allows an outsider to appreciate a custom we would otherwise know little about I learned that most woman interviewed do not feel re Before reading this book, I remember looking at the woman who were completely covered by their berka and thinking how repressed they were I felt sorry for the freedom they were denied My landlord at the time gave me his copy and I although I was hesitant, I agreed to read itand I am so glad I did The book delves deep into the roots of ...As a Muslim woman I was interested in reading this book as to have an idea of how Muslim women are viewed by non Muslim westerners.I was a bit confused reading this book as most of the issues discussed such as the honor killings or removal of clitoris have never even been heard by me A distinction between culture and religion really has to be made as I sense that the middle Eastern have very deep rooted cultures that have tangled with Islam and because they form the bulk of Muslim population,at As a Muslim woman I was interested in reading this book as to have an idea of how Muslim women are viewed by non Muslim westerners.I was a bit confused reading this book as most of the issues discussed such as the honor killings or removal of cli...I live in Dubai and know a lot of people who have read this book, besides myself I am an American, so you d think my perspective would be similar to Brooks , but it s not It is true, there are extreme, evil, awful and just wrong things that happen in the name of fundumental Islam, and I know I have shared stories with expat friends about them But I and everyone I know who has read this book have been left with a bad taste Brooks is a very good, engaging writer, and I did learn some things fr I live in Dubai and know a lot of people who have read this book, besides myself I am an American, so you d think my perspective would be similar to Brooks , but it s not It is true, there are extreme, evil, awful and just wrong things that happen in the name of fundumental Islam, and I know I have shared stories with expat friends about them But I and everyone I know who has read this book have been left with a bad taste Brooks is a very good, engaging writer, and I did learn some things from this book, so I wouldn t disregard it completely But I did find myself wondering why Brooks has such an agenda to convince the world of Islam s evil Maybe she is bitter from her own experiences during the years she spent reporting in the Middle East Brooks picks a lot of specific extreme examples and pretends to balance them with positive stories, but she alway ends on a negative note I would have liked to seediscussion of the places in the world where Muslims live alongside other...Hmm Personally it always makes me uncomfortable when an outsider criticizes and analyzes a religion that is not their own There are enough people from Muslim countries who are scathingly critical of their own culture and write about it When someone from the West does it, it always appears to be condescending even when they are trying to be objective This b...This should be required reading or at least strongly encouraged, this book was written in 1994 THis was entertaining with a lot of research and facts madeinteresting by interviewing and living with the people she wrote about I am buying a copy ASAP borrowed from the library Brooks writes, because this is the kind of sterile, segregated world that fundamentalists are calling for, right now, for their countries and for the entire Islamic world None of these groups is saying, Let This should be required reading or at least strongly encouraged, this book was written in 1994 THis was entertaining with a lot of research and facts madeinteresting by interviewing and living with the people she wrote about I am buying a copy ASAP borrowed from the library Brooks writes, beca...Nine Parts Of Desire The Hidden World of Islamic Women is a wonderful informative read.The author an Austrailian reporter who spend the late 1980s and early 90s in the Middle East as a reporter, and during her time there decided to get to know the women of Islam and spent a lot of time interviewing and getting to know these women of different social status and different ages to bring us a very interesting account of Islamic history, Islamic women and the traditions of today.I love reading about Nine Parts Of Desire The Hidden World of Islamic Women is a wonderful informative read.The author an Austrailian reporter who spend the late 1980s and early 90s in the Middle East as a reporter, and during her time there decided to get to know the women of Islam and spent a lot of time interviewing and getting to know these women of different social status and different ages to bring us a very interesting account of Islamic history, Islamic women and the traditions of today.I love reading about different nationalities, religions and customs and have alway...I m currently obsessed with this book It s coming up in all my conversations I even made my 102 students listen to a page and a half or so Fascinating, horrifying, and terribly important stuff for anyone who cares about women and girls, religion, war and peace I m reading and re r...I read this as part of a bookclub discussion The book was selected by a lovely woman who fled Iran 24 years ago, and had lived through the revolution, war and economic sanctions against her country She said she started reading it a year ago but it was just too emotional and so she thought with the support of the bookclub she could get through it I was grateful for her choice as this was interesting, informative and a unique perspective on the topic Instead of a classic book report I have d I read this as part of a bookclub discussion The book was selected by a lovely woman who fled Iran 24 years ago, and had lived through the revolution, war and economic sanctions against her country She said she started reading ...

26 July 2018

Geraldine Brooks