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Science(ish)* written by Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks performed by Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Science(ish)* written by Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks performed by Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£19.99

Can we resurrect dinosaurs, Jurassic Park-style? Are we living in the Matrix's digital simulation? Do aliens with acid blood exist somewhere in the universe? And just why were the original Planet of the Apes movies so terrible? In Science(ish), Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks confront all the questions that your favourite movies provoke. Inspired by their award-winning podcast, this popular (hopefully) science (definitely)...

Nine Parts of Desire - The Hidden World of Islamic Women written by Geraldine Brooks performed by Geraldine Brooks on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Nine Parts of Desire - The Hidden World of Islamic Women written by Geraldine Brooks performed by Geraldine Brooks on MP3 CD (Unabridged)
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ISBN:  9781486274802
Genre - Main:  Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Social Science
Duration:  617 mins
Length:  Unabridged
Author:  Geraldine Brooks
Narrator 1:  Geraldine Brooks

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Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women is 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. In fundamentalist Iran, Brooks finagles an invitation to tea with ...

the ayatollah's widow-and discovers that Mrs. Khomeini dyes her hair. In Saudi Arabia, she eludes the severe segregation of the sexes and attends a bacchanal, laying bare the hypocrisy of this austere, male-dominated society.

In war-torn Ethiopia, she watches as a female gynecologist repairs women who have undergone genital mutilation justified by a distorted interpretation of Islam. In villages and capitals throughout the Middle East, she finds that a feminism of sorts has flowered under the forbidding shroud of the chador as she makes other startling discoveries that defy our stereotypes about the Muslim world.

Nine Parts of Desire is much more than a captivating work of firsthand reportage; it is also an acute analysis of the world's fastest-growing religion, deftly illustrating how Islam's holiest texts have been misused to justify the repression of women.

It was, after all, the Shiite leader Ali who proclaimed that "God created sexual desire in ten parts, then gave nine parts to women."

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