A border passage: from Cairo to America; a woman's journey

Leila Ahmed grew up in Cairo in the 1940s and '50s in a family that was eagerly and passionately political. Although many in the Egyptian upper classes were firmly opposed to change, the Ahmeds were proud supporters of independence. But when the Revolution arrived, the family's opposition...

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Main Author: Ahmed, Leila (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York [u.a.] Penguin Books c2012
In:Year: 2012
Edition:1. publ.
Further subjects:B Women (Egypt) Biography
B Women in Islam Biography
B Feminism
B Muslim Women (Egypt) Biography
B Ahmed, Leila
B Egyptians (United States) Biography