"Brilliantly re-creates the untold story of Doria Shafik, the most impressive exponent of liberal Egyptian feminism. . . . Magically, the delicately sketched background gives the reader a wonderful sense of the sweep of modern Egyptian history. . . . The effect is mesmerizing."--Raymond W. Baker, Williams College
"A compelling story, beautifully written."--Jacqueline S. Ismael, University of Calgary
 Cynthia Nelson brings to life a bold and gifted Egyptian of the mid-20th century who helped define what it means to be a modern Arab woman. Doria Shafik (1908-1975), an Egyptian feminist, poet, publisher, and political activist, participated in one of her country's most explosive periods of social and political transformation. During the '40s she burst onto the public stage in Egypt, openly challenging every social, cultural, and legal barrier that she viewed as oppressive to the full equality of women. As the founder of the Daughters of the Nile Union in 1948, she catalyzed a movement that fought for suffrage and set up programs to combat illiteracy, provide economic opportunities for lower-class urban women, and raise the consciousness of middle-class university students. She also founded and edited two prominent women's journals, wrote books in both French and Arabic, lectured throughout the world, married, and raised two children. For a decade, she ignited the imagination of the press, where she was variously described as the "perfumed leader," a "danger to the Muslim nation," a "traitor to the revolution," and the "only man in Egypt." Then, in 1957, following her hunger strike in protest against the populist regime of Gamal Abdel Nasser, she was placed under house arrest. Within months her magazines folded, her name was officially banned from the press, and she entered a long period of seclusion that ended with her suicide in 1975. With the cooperation of Shafik's daughters, who made available to her Shafik's three impressionistic, unpublished, and sometimes contradictory memoirs, Nelson has uncovered Shafik's story and brings the life and achievements of this remarkable woman to a Western audience.
Cynthia Nelson is dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of anthropology at the American University in Cairo and author of articles in Women's Studies International Forum, Feminist Issues, American Anthropologist, MESA Bulletin, and Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics.

Doria Shafik, Egyptian Feminist: A Woman Apart

Biographies & Memoirs

Nelson, Cynthia

Community & Culture

University Press of Florida

The pet cookbook: yummy and healthy treats for your dog or cat Your loyal companion deserves the best food. The pet cookbook has yummy treats for your pet. All recipes are healthy and delightful. Food is a big part of a dog or cat's life. Without a healthy diet, they cannot grow. This cookbook is a perfect gift for your pet. You can prepare food at home for your pet without any hesitation. We selected the recipes carefully for your pet. Each pet needs a proper diet, and you have a good chance of providing your dog with good nutrition. The pet cookbook makes it easy for you. You can prepare food for them at any time. It will take your short time. In this cookbook, you will get: - Simple and quick recipes: You can quickly prepare food for your pet, and all recipes are healthy. - Each recipe has fully detailed: Each recipe has preparation time, cooking time, no of serving, affordable ingredients, and step-by-step cooking instructions. - Healthy food every day: You can prepare food every day for your pet. On a special occasion like a birthday, you can prepare a birthday cake for them. So, what are you waiting for? It will be the best gift for your pet. Trust me! The cooks will enjoy this cookbook as much as your pets enjoy their food.

Homemade Dog Cookbook Easy and Delicious Pet Treat Recipes From Your Kitchen

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Quick & Easy

lulu.com

Laughing Lessons: 149 2/3 Ways to Make Teaching and Learning Fun

Education & Teaching

Dreyer, Darsi

Burgess, Ron

Schools & Teaching

Free Spirit Pub.

Poetry. THE KENTUCKY RULES is this independent-rock poet's second book, again with synergistic illustrations by her girlfriend and bandmate, Tara Jane O'Neil. Nelson and O'Neil's RAVEN DAYS enjoyed critical praise. Nelson's work reflects an immediacy gleaned from various alternative scenes. She and Tara starred in the independent film HALF-COCKED presently being distributed by Matador. Retsin, as well as Cynthia's New York rock group Ruby Falls, have released numerous records. "to whine is not to feel better / cognac warms her throat to excess / she longs to be the zombie of the day" ("waiting").

The Kentucky Rules

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

SOFT SKULL PRESS *

Cynthia Nelson brings to life a bold and gifted Egyptian of the mid-twentieth century who helped define what it means to be a modern Arab woman. Doria Shafik (1908-1975), an Egyptian feminist, poet, publisher, and political activist, participated in one of her country's most explosive periods of social and political transformation. During the '40s she burst onto the public stage in Egypt, openly challenging every social, cultural, and legal barrier that she viewed as oppressive to the full equality of women. As the founder of the Daughters of the Nile Union in 1948, she catalyzed a movement that fought for suffrage and set up programs to combat illiteracy, provide economic opportunities for lower-class urban women, and raise the consciousness of middle-class university students. She also founded and edited two prominent women's journals, wrote books in both French and Arabic, lectured throughout the world, married, and raised two children. For a decade, she ignited the imagination of the press, where she was variously described as the "perfumed leader," a "danger to the Muslim nation," a "traitor to the revolution," and the "only man in Egypt." Then, in 1957, following her hunger strike in protest against the populist regime of Gamal Abdul Nasser, she was placed under house arrest. Within months her magazines folded, her name was officially banned from the press, and she entered a long period of seclusion that ended with her suicide in 1975. With the cooperation of Shafik's daughters, who made available her three impressionistic, unpublished, and sometimes contradictory memoirs, Nelson has uncovered Shafik's story and brings the life and achievements of this remarkable woman to a Western audience.

History

The American University in Cairo Press

The proceedings of the Arab Regional Women's Studies Workshop held at the American University in Cairo in May 1997. This book discusses theoretical and practical issues such as: the importance of introducing gender studies in order to achieve social equality in the Arab World; rethinking political and research priorities in order to give more attention to gender issues; and comparing gender programmes in some Arab countries.

Arab Regional Women's Studies Workshop (Cairo Papers in Social Science)

Politics & Social Sciences

Altorki, Soraya

Social Sciences

American University in Cairo Press

I Didn't Get Here by Taking NO for An Answer

Business & Money

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Bowker

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