Sania Sharawi Lanfranchi

Casting off the Veil

The Life of Huda Shaarawi, Egypt's First Feminist

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In 1923, when the pioneer of feminist activism, Huda Shaarawi, removed her veil in Cairo's train station, she created what became a landmark (and much-copied) gesture for feminists throughout Egypt and the Middle East and cemented her status as one of the most important feminists in twentieth-century Egypt. In Casting off the Veil, her granddaughter Sania Sharawi Lanfranchi uses never-before seen letters and photographs to explore the life and thought of Egypt's first feminist, as she campaigned against British occupation, as well as striving to improve conditions for women throughout the country. From her birth into a wealthy and powerful fa… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-85772-071-9
EAN: 9780857720719
Produktnummer: 22575061
Verlag: I.B.Tauris
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 3'216 KB

Über den Autor

Sania Sharawi Lanfranchi is a freelance interpreter, and has worked for international, regional and national organisations, including the Library of Alexandria, UNESCO and WHO.