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Culture in the Lands of Dance
Table of Contents
Middle Eastern Culture
For Adults
These books are arranged alphabetically by title.
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Beyond the Veil: Male - Female Dynamics in a Modern Muslim Society | Fatima Mernissi | Philosophical discussions on the roles of women, men, and the heterosexual relationship in Moroccan Islamic society. | |
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Dreams Of Trespass: Tales Of A Harem Girlhood | Fatima Mernissi |
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Moroccan feminist recalls her life growing up in a harem in the 1940's. |
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The Forgotten Queens Of Islam | Fatima Mernissi | An analysis of female power within Islam. | |
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Guests Of The Sheik: An Ethnography Of An Iraqi Village | Elizabeth Warnock Fernea |
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Author describes her time living in an Iraqi village in the 1950's. |
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Harem: The World Behind The Veil | Alev Lytle Croutier | ||
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The Middle East: A Brief History Of The Last 2,000 Years | Bernard Lewis | ||
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Middle Eastern Muslim Women Speak | Elizabeth Warnock Fernea | Anthology showing what women in Muslim countries really think. | |
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Not Without My Daughter | Betty Mahmoody | An American woman's struggle to bring her daughter back to the U.S. after her ex-husband takes her to Iran. | |
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Princess: A True Story Of Life Behind The Veil In Saudi Arabia | Jean P. Sasson |
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Allegedly autobiography of a Saudi Arabian princess who tells of witnessing injustices toward women |
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Pyramids and Nightclubs | L. L. Wynn |
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An anthropologist looks at how Egyptians perceive tourists and vice versa |
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A Trade Like Any Other | Karin Van Nieuwkerk |
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The evolution of dance in Egypt over the course of the 20th century. |
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Unveiled | Cherry Mosteshar |
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Autobiographical account of a young woman's life in post-revolutionary Iran. |
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The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam | Fatima Mernissi | Examines whether Islam is opposed to women's rights by focusing on the early years of Islam |
For Children
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Day of Ahmed's Secret | Florence H. Parry | Intended for ages 4-8. | |
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First Thousand Words in Arabic | Heather Amery | Intended for ages 9-12. | |
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Grandma Hekmatt Remembers | Ann Morris |
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Intended for ages 4-8. |
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Sitti and the Cats | Sally Bahous |
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Intended for ages 4-8. |
Literature
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Layla And Majnun | Ganjavi Nizami | Famous 12th-century Persian romance widely recognized as a classic of world literature. |
Guide Books
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Culture Shock! Egypt: A Guide to Customs & Etiquette | Susan L. Wilson |
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Advice for expatriates planning to live in Egypt for a time. |
About the Gypsies
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Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies And Their Journey | Isabel Fonseca |
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Portrait of the Rroma (Gypsies) of Eastern Europe through interviews. Traces their history. |
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The Rom: Walking In The Paths Of The Gypsies | Roger Moreau |
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Tells of the author's efforts to research the history of the Rroma and fill in the gaps that historians have not yet covered. |
Ancient Times
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Inanna | Samuel Noah Kramer & Diane Wolkstein |
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Translation of ancient Sumerian writings featuring the goddess Inanna |
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Pyramid | David Macauley |
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Intended for ages 9-12. |
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What People Wore | Douglas Gorsline |
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Over 1,800 illustrations showing garb from ancient times to the present. |
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The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols And Sacred Objects | Barbara G. Walker |
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List of symbols and their ancient historical significance. |
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The Woman's Encyclopedia Of Myths And Secrets | Barbara G. Walker |
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Profiles of ancient goddesses. Describes the religions of pre-Islamic Arabia and pre-Christian Europe. |