“Shereen
El Feki has done something important, brave and necessary. By
investigating what sexual experiences and values are in the Arab world,
rather than projecting views on them ideologically, El Feki insists on
our taking seriously and urgently major social issues—from
cliterodectomy to adultery in a traditional context to passion
itself—that are shrouded in myth, taboo and disinformation. She has done
a major service to those who care about feminism in this region, about
human rights, about sexuality, and about the human condition.” Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth
“El Feki, with familial roots deep in Egypt, delves into a sensitive, rarely addressed topic in this tour de force on Arab life…Mandatory reading for anyone seeking to truly know the Middle East, Sex and the Citadel should knock the doors off assumptions held dear by so many Westerners.” Booklist, starred review
Shereen El Feki is a writer, broadcaster, and academic who started her professional life in medical science before going on to become an award-winning journalist for The Economist and a presenter at Al Jazeera English. She is former vice-chair of the U.N.’s Global Commission on HIV and Law, and a TED Global Fellow. She divides her time between London and Cairo.
Event date:
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 7:00pm
Event address:
Porter Square Shopping Center
25 White Street
02140 Cambridge
us