Sex and the Citadel by Shereen El Feki Summary
Overview of Sex and the Citadel
Unveiling sexuality in the Arab world, Shereen El Feki's Kirkus Best Book explores taboos from marriage to LGBTQ+ relationships. What hidden truths lie behind closed doors in a region where 75% of Egyptian girls face genital mutilation? A brave journey beyond headlines.
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著者の声を通じて本を感じる
知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換
キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習
楽しく魅力的な方法で本を楽しむ
重要なポイント
When the Bedroom Became a Battleground
A simple mistranslation in Cairo-"women's center" becoming "center for sluts"-captures something profound about Arab sexuality today. One misplaced vowel reveals how language itself has become a minefield, where even discussing women's issues risks moral condemnation. Yet beneath this surface of silence, a fascinating paradox emerges: the same region that once produced explicit erotic encyclopedias now confines sexuality strictly within marriage. How did the culture that gave us detailed medieval sex manuals become one where young people can't even ask basic questions about their bodies? This isn't just about prudishness or religious conservatism. Five years of research across the Arab world reveals that bedrooms function as mirrors reflecting deeper political, economic, and social realities. The same authoritarian structures that governed nations for decades also governed bodies and desires. When protestors filled Tahrir Square demanding freedom, they were rebelling against systems that controlled not just their votes but their most intimate choices-whom to love, when to marry, how to express desire.
The Great Sexual Reversal
The Marriage Trap
Pleasure, Power, and the Bedroom's Secrets
Youth Caught Between Desire and Denial
The Dangerous Knowledge Gap
Reclaiming the Future
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