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For those interested in learning a little more about the abuse of women under the guise of religious traditions in some Middle East countries, I highly recommend this book. The book is written by a Wall Street Journal journalist who spent several years in the late 80s in the Middle East, covering events in the Arab world of those years, including the Iran-Iraq War, how life in Iran changed after the Islamic Revolution, the dramatic history of women in Gaza, Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, up until the Gulf War of 1991. It also explains the differences between the Shiite and Sunni movements and the history of Arab countries in the second half of the 20th century, when they switched to more dogmatic versions of Islam, along with a short but very capacious excursion into that part of the Quran and stories from the life of the Prophet, which became the basis for the rules of conduct for women in Islamic countries. I dare say that the book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how the Islamic world works from the inside. Once you start reading, it's hard to stop.

For those interested in learning a little more about the abuse of women under the guise of religious traditions in some Middle East countries, I highly recommend this book. The book is written by a Wall Street Journal journalist who spent several years in the late 80s in the Middle East, covering events in the Arab world of those years, including the Iran-Iraq War, how life in Iran changed after the Islamic Revolution, the dramatic history of women in Gaza, Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, up until the Gulf War of 1991. It also explains the differences between the Shiite and Sunni movements and the history of Arab countries in the second half of the 20th century, when they switched to more dogmatic versions of Islam, along with a short but very capacious excursion into that part of the Quran and stories from the life of the Prophet, which became the basis for the rules of conduct for women in Islamic countries. I dare say that the book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how the Islamic world works from the inside. Once you start reading, it's hard to stop.

For those interested in learning a little more about the abuse of women under the guise of religious traditions in some Arab countries, I highly recommend this book. The book is written by a Wall Street Journal journalist who spent several years in the late 80s in the Middle East, covering events in the Arab world of those years, including the Iran-Iraq War, how life in Iran changed after the Islamic Revolution, the dramatic history of women in Gaza, Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, up until the Gulf War of 1991. It also explains the differences between the Shiite and Sunni movements and the history of Arab countries in the second half of the 20th century, when they switched to more dogmatic versions of Islam, along with a short but very capacious excursion into that part of the Quran and stories from the life of the Prophet, which became the basis for the rules of conduct for women in Islamic countries. I dare say that the book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how the Islamic world works from the inside. Once you start reading, it's hard to stop.