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Egypt
February Selection
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A Certain Woman by Hala El Badry

A Certain Woman

Hala El Badry

234 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

challenging reflective medium-paced
Die 33. Hochzeit der Donia Nour by Hazem Ilmi, H.Z. Ilmi

Die 33. Hochzeit der Donia Nour

Hazem Ilmi, H.Z. Ilmi

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

challenging reflective medium-paced
Die himmlische Begegnung by Doris Kilias, Naguib Mahfouz, Naguib Mahfouz, Wiebke Walter, Susanne Enderwitz, Hartmut Fähndrich

Die himmlische Begegnung

Doris Kilias, Naguib Mahfouz, Naguib Mahfouz, Wiebke Walter, Susanne Enderwitz, Hartmut Fähndrich

187 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

short stories informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution by Mona Eltahawy

Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution

Mona Eltahawy

240 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction feminism politics religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist (1879-1924) by Huda Shaarawi, Huda Shaarawi هدى شعراوي, Margot Badran

Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist (1879-1924)

Huda Shaarawi, Huda Shaarawi هدى شعراوي, Margot Badran

158 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction biography feminism history challenging informative fast-paced
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor by Nawal El Saadawi

Memoirs of a Woman Doctor

Nawal El Saadawi

128 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction feminism memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Zeina by Nawal El Saadawi

Zeina

Nawal El Saadawi

251 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction feminism challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
The Fall of the Imam by Nawal El Saadawi

The Fall of the Imam

Nawal El Saadawi

240 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Khul-Khaal: Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories by Nayra Atiya

Khul-Khaal: Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories

Nayra Atiya

208 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Cairo Swan Song by Mekkawi Said

Cairo Swan Song

Mekkawi Said

286 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced