Bouthaina Shaaban is a professor of English literature at Damascus University and Political and Media Advisor to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. Ziad Hamzeh's 2008 film, Woman, based on Shaaban's life and work, was awarded the Golden Palm for best film at the 2008 Beverly Hills Film Festival. Shaaban lives in Damascus, Syria.
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Contents Preface to the 2009 Edition: An Arab Woman Asking How Introduction: An Arab Woman Saying No 1. Syria: Guaranteed Rights for All, Except at Home 2. Lebanon: Women Embattled 3. Palestine: Women's Way of Surviving 4. Algeria: Sharing the Struggle 5. And Now What? Glossary
"This new version of Syrian feminist Bouthaina Shaaban's book tells the revealing stories of Syrian, Palestinian, Lebanese, and Algerian women. This volume explores issues of Islamic law and social expectations of women, women freedom fighters, male-dominated institutions, and even premarital sex and lesbian relationships in Arab societies. Shaaban offers a new preface which describes the progress Arab women have made in their societies in the 20 years since the book was first published, and also chronicles her journey from childhood in a small village in Syria to serving as a top ranking official while continuing her feminist activism."-Jarron Bowman, MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL, Spring 2010 "An intriguing voyage into the otherwise hidden lives of Arab women."-Washington Post Book World "A brave and moving book."-Ms. magazine