Hold on to Your Veil, Fatima!: And Other Snapshots of Life in Contemporary Egypt

Negus, a Finnish journalist living in Cairo, offers a glimpse of twenty-first century Egypt in this entertaining work. First published in Finnish in 2005, the volume utilizes interviews as well as the author's personal experience as a Western woman residing in an Arab country to explore gender relations, politics, Islam, human rights, drug and alcohol use, veiling, and religious tensions between Copts and Muslims. Written in a journalistic style, the work will appeal to general readers interested in modern Egypt and Middle Eastern Women's Studies. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)