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Discover Your True North
by Bill George • 2015
One bareheaded selfie became a movement; a million Iranian women turned their hair into a weapon.
3.9
1k+
Discover Your True North Summary
Discover Your True North 92%
One bareheaded selfie became a movement; a million Iranian women turned their hair into a weapon.
by Bill George 2015
3.9
1k+ ratings
Iran Awakening
by Shirin Ebadi • 2006
Iran stripped her of her judgeship. She became the regime's most dangerous opponent: a lawyer.
4.18
6k+
Iran Awakening Summary
Iran Awakening 89%
Iran stripped her of her judgeship. She became the regime's most dangerous opponent: a lawyer.
by Shirin Ebadi 2006
4.18
6k+ ratings
Badjens
by Delphine Minoui • 2024
In Iran, after a woman dies in custody, an unwanted girl joins the uprising.
4.25
2k+
Badjens Summary
Badjens 89%
In Iran, after a woman dies in custody, an unwanted girl joins the uprising.
by Delphine Minoui 2024
4.25
2k+ ratings
Sex and Lies
by Leïla Slimani • 2017
Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.
3.96
5k+
Sex and Lies Summary
Sex and Lies 89%
Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.
by Leïla Slimani 2017
3.96
5k+ ratings
Not Without My Daughter
by Betty Mahmoody • 1987
Two weeks in Iran became forever. Her husband held the law. She held their daughter.
4.19
39k+
Not Without My Daughter Summary
Not Without My Daughter 89%
Two weeks in Iran became forever. Her husband held the law. She held their daughter.
by Betty Mahmoody 1987
4.19
39k+ ratings
Lipstick Jihad
by Azadeh Moaveni • 2005
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
3.70
5k+
Lipstick Jihad Summary
Lipstick Jihad 89%
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
by Azadeh Moaveni 2005
3.70
5k+ ratings
Until We Are Free
by Shirin Ebadi • 2016
A Nobel for human rights in Iran. Exile, seized assets, and threats to her family followed.
4.27
2k+
Until We Are Free Summary
Until We Are Free 89%
A Nobel for human rights in Iran. Exile, seized assets, and threats to her family followed.
by Shirin Ebadi 2016
4.27
2k+ ratings
Persian Girls
by Nahid Rachlin • 2006
One sister left Iran for America. One stayed through revolution. Letters bridged the distance.
3.92
4k+
Persian Girls Summary
Persian Girls 88%
One sister left Iran for America. One stayed through revolution. Letters bridged the distance.
by Nahid Rachlin 2006
3.92
4k+ ratings
Reading Lolita in Tehran
by Azar Nafisi • 2003
Risking arrest, seven Iranian women gather weekly to read forbidden classics.
3.66
141k+
Reading Lolita in Tehran Summary
Reading Lolita in Tehran 88%
Risking arrest, seven Iranian women gather weekly to read forbidden classics.
by Azar Nafisi 2003
3.66
141k+ ratings
In the Land of Invisible Women
by Qanta A. Ahmed • 2008
A Muslim doctor arrives in Riyadh. Her first patient hides her face, even in the ER.
3.74
8k+
In the Land of Invisible Women Summary
In the Land of Invisible Women 88%
A Muslim doctor arrives in Riyadh. Her first patient hides her face, even in the ER.
by Qanta A. Ahmed 2008
3.74
8k+ ratings
بی‌حجاب
by Yasmine Mohammed • 2019
Married to Al Qaeda against her will, she fled. Then she watched liberals defend her captors.
4.36
3k+
بی‌حجاب Summary
بی‌حجاب 88%
Married to Al Qaeda against her will, she fled. Then she watched liberals defend her captors.
by Yasmine Mohammed 2019
4.36
3k+ ratings
Saints and Misfits
by S.K. Ali • 2017
A hijabi teen hides her assault by a Quran memorizer, but silence can't protect her forever.
3.76
8k+
Saints and Misfits Summary
Saints and Misfits 88%
A hijabi teen hides her assault by a Quran memorizer, but silence can't protect her forever.
by S.K. Ali 2017
3.76
8k+ ratings
Superman Is an Arab
by Joumana Haddad • 2012
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
3.53
682
Superman Is an Arab Summary
Superman Is an Arab 88%
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
by Joumana Haddad 2012
3.53
682 ratings
Excellent Daughters
by Katherine Zoepf • 2016
Young Arab women are renegotiating sex, marriage, and honor, far from the headlines.
3.88
1k+
Excellent Daughters Summary
Excellent Daughters 87%
Young Arab women are renegotiating sex, marriage, and honor, far from the headlines.
by Katherine Zoepf 2016
3.88
1k+ ratings
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran
by Robert Spencer • 2016
Iran's theology commands deception and world conquest. The nuclear deal ignored both.
3.53
73
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran Summary
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran 87%
Iran's theology commands deception and world conquest. The nuclear deal ignored both.
by Robert Spencer 2016
3.53
73 ratings
Islam and Democracy
by Fatema Mernissi • 1992
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
3.83
210
Islam and Democracy Summary
Islam and Democracy 87%
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
by Fatema Mernissi 1992
3.83
210 ratings
Kabul Beauty School
by Deborah Rodriguez • 2007
Fleeing abuse, a hairdresser opens a Kabul beauty school that turns Afghan women into breadwinners.
3.67
26k+
Kabul Beauty School Summary
Kabul Beauty School 87%
Fleeing abuse, a hairdresser opens a Kabul beauty school that turns Afghan women into breadwinners.
by Deborah Rodriguez 2007
3.67
26k+ ratings
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
by Tahereh Mafi • 2018
A guarded hijabi teen and the basketball star determined to know her collide in post-9/11 America.
4.06
68k+
A Very Large Expanse of Sea Summary
A Very Large Expanse of Sea 87%
A guarded hijabi teen and the basketball star determined to know her collide in post-9/11 America.
by Tahereh Mafi 2018
4.06
68k+ ratings
Infidel
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali • 2006
FGM at five, a forced marriage, a flight to Holland, and a pen that triggered death threats.
4.20
93k+
Infidel Summary
Infidel 87%
FGM at five, a forced marriage, a flight to Holland, and a pen that triggered death threats.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2006
4.20
93k+ ratings
The Imam's Daughter
by Hannah Shah • 2009
An imam's abused daughter fled a forced marriage at sixteen. Her family hunted her for years.
4.15
2k+
The Imam's Daughter Summary
The Imam's Daughter 87%
An imam's abused daughter fled a forced marriage at sixteen. Her family hunted her for years.
by Hannah Shah 2009
4.15
2k+ ratings
Daughter of Persia
by Sattareh Farman Farmaian • 1992
Born to a prince in Persia, she builds a social work school, then revolution exiles her.
4.13
2k+
Daughter of Persia Summary
Daughter of Persia 87%
Born to a prince in Persia, she builds a social work school, then revolution exiles her.
by Sattareh Farman Farmaian 1992
4.13
2k+ ratings
Song of a Captive Bird
by Jasmin Darznik • 2018
A colonel's daughter in Tehran trades obedience for poetry and becomes Iran's most dangerous woman.
4.21
6k+
Song of a Captive Bird Summary
Song of a Captive Bird 87%
A colonel's daughter in Tehran trades obedience for poetry and becomes Iran's most dangerous woman.
by Jasmin Darznik 2018
4.21
6k+ ratings
Untitled
by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh • 2016
Post-9/11 America told her story for her. She built MuslimGirl.com to take it back.
3.76
1k+
Untitled Summary
Untitled 87%
Post-9/11 America told her story for her. She built MuslimGirl.com to take it back.
by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh 2016
3.76
1k+ ratings
Joseph Anton
by Salman Rushdie • 2012
A novelist with a bounty on his head. A decade in hiding. The books he wrote to survive.
3.65
9k+
Joseph Anton Summary
Joseph Anton 87%
A novelist with a bounty on his head. A decade in hiding. The books he wrote to survive.
by Salman Rushdie 2012
3.65
9k+ ratings
Kurdish Women's Stories
by Houzan Mahmoud • 2021
Kurdish women, cast as victims or fighters, tell their own stories here. Neither label fits.
4.40
194
Kurdish Women's Stories Summary
Kurdish Women's Stories 87%
Kurdish women, cast as victims or fighters, tell their own stories here. Neither label fits.
by Houzan Mahmoud 2021
4.40
194 ratings
Loin des mosquées
by Armel Job • 2012
A solitary undertaker in Belgium gives refuge to a Turkish woman fleeing an honor killing.
3.46
168
Loin des mosquées Summary
Loin des mosquées 87%
A solitary undertaker in Belgium gives refuge to a Turkish woman fleeing an honor killing.
by Armel Job 2012
3.46
168 ratings
One Half from the East
by Nadia Hashimi • 2016
A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.
3.98
3k+
One Half from the East Summary
One Half from the East 87%
A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.
by Nadia Hashimi 2016
3.98
3k+ ratings
If the Oceans Were Ink
by Carla Power • 2015
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
4.12
2k+
If the Oceans Were Ink Summary
If the Oceans Were Ink 87%
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
by Carla Power 2015
4.12
2k+ ratings
Prisoner
by Jason Rezaian • 2019
544 days inside Iran's most feared prison. The crime: journalism. The lifeline: his wife.
3.88
2k+
Prisoner Summary
Prisoner 87%
544 days inside Iran's most feared prison. The crime: journalism. The lifeline: his wife.
by Jason Rezaian 2019
3.88
2k+ ratings
"Believing Women" in Islam
by Asma Barlas • 2002
The Qur'an's patriarchy was written by men, not God.
4.26
1k+
"Believing Women" in Islam Summary
"Believing Women" in Islam 87%
The Qur'an's patriarchy was written by men, not God.
by Asma Barlas 2002
4.26
1k+ ratings
Prey
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali • 2021
Mass migration is eroding European women's safety, and liberal authorities refuse to name the cause.
4.13
1k+
Prey Summary
Prey 87%
Mass migration is eroding European women's safety, and liberal authorities refuse to name the cause.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2021
4.13
1k+ ratings
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
by Hooman Majd • 2008
Iran's paradoxes are a platform, not a bug, built from Shia ritual and Persian pride.
3.76
2k+
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ Summary
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ 87%
Iran's paradoxes are a platform, not a bug, built from Shia ritual and Persian pride.
by Hooman Majd 2008
3.76
2k+ ratings
A History of Islam in 21 Women
by Hossein Kamaly • 2021
Islam's history included women who led, judged, and built empires. The standard version erased them.
3.38
501
A History of Islam in 21 Women Summary
A History of Islam in 21 Women 87%
Islam's history included women who led, judged, and built empires. The standard version erased them.
by Hossein Kamaly 2021
3.38
501 ratings
Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga • 2019
A Syrian girl flees to Ohio and finds her voice on a middle-school stage.
4.40
35k+
Other Words for Home Summary
Other Words for Home 86%
A Syrian girl flees to Ohio and finds her voice on a middle-school stage.
by Jasmine Warga 2019
4.40
35k+ ratings
Black Wave
by Kim Ghattas • 2020
The 1979 contest between Saudi Arabia and Iran that dismantled a region’s cultural soul.
4.40
6k+
Black Wave Summary
Black Wave 86%
The 1979 contest between Saudi Arabia and Iran that dismantled a region’s cultural soul.
by Kim Ghattas 2020
4.40
6k+ ratings
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis • 2001
For centuries Islam led the world. Then, suddenly, it fell behind. A historian asks why.
3.55
4k+
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East Summary
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East 86%
For centuries Islam led the world. Then, suddenly, it fell behind. A historian asks why.
by Bernard Lewis 2001
3.55
4k+ ratings
I Am Malala
by Malala Yousafzai • 2012
At 11, a secret BBC blog. At 15, a Taliban gunman on her school bus.
4.16
628k+
I Am Malala Summary
I Am Malala 86%
At 11, a secret BBC blog. At 15, a Taliban gunman on her school bus.
by Malala Yousafzai 2012
4.16
628k+ ratings
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action
by Arun Shourie • 1995
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
4.17
243
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action Summary
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action 86%
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
by Arun Shourie 1995
4.17
243 ratings
It IS About Islam
by Glenn Beck • 2015
Islamic terrorism isn't a misreading. The text commands, the history records, and the polls confirm.
4.06
2k+
It IS About Islam Summary
It IS About Islam 86%
Islamic terrorism isn't a misreading. The text commands, the history records, and the polls confirm.
by Glenn Beck 2015
4.06
2k+ ratings
We Have Always Been Here
by Samra Habib • 2019
Arranged marriage at sixteen. Queer awakening in secret. Then a camera gave her a voice.
4.16
20k+
We Have Always Been Here Summary
We Have Always Been Here 86%
Arranged marriage at sixteen. Queer awakening in secret. Then a camera gave her a voice.
by Samra Habib 2019
4.16
20k+ ratings
Myth of Islamic Tolerance
by Robert Spencer • 2005
Behind Islam's tolerance story lies a legal caste system for non-Muslims, and its logic never left.
3.68
62
Myth of Islamic Tolerance Summary
Myth of Islamic Tolerance 86%
Behind Islam's tolerance story lies a legal caste system for non-Muslims, and its logic never left.
by Robert Spencer 2005
3.68
62 ratings
From Miniskirt to Hijab
by Jacqueline Saper • 2019
A Jewish girl's Tehran: cocktail parties, then revolution, then air raids, then one desperate exit.
4.16
667
From Miniskirt to Hijab Summary
From Miniskirt to Hijab 86%
A Jewish girl's Tehran: cocktail parties, then revolution, then air raids, then one desperate exit.
by Jacqueline Saper 2019
4.16
667 ratings
I Am Malala
by Malala Yousafzai • 2014
A Pakistani schoolgirl's blog angered the Taliban. They answered with a bullet on her school bus.
4.34
37k+
I Am Malala Summary
I Am Malala 86%
A Pakistani schoolgirl's blog angered the Taliban. They answered with a bullet on her school bus.
by Malala Yousafzai 2014
4.34
37k+ ratings
The Underground Girls of Kabul
by Jenny Nordberg • 2014
Afghan families disguise daughters as sons for survival and status, but puberty calls a halt.
4.11
14k+
The Underground Girls of Kabul Summary
The Underground Girls of Kabul 86%
Afghan families disguise daughters as sons for survival and status, but puberty calls a halt.
by Jenny Nordberg 2014
4.11
14k+ ratings
The Shia Revival
by Vali Nasr • 2006
America's Iraq invasion accidentally broke a 1,400-year Sunni order. Iran seized the opening.
3.88
2k+
The Shia Revival Summary
The Shia Revival 86%
America's Iraq invasion accidentally broke a 1,400-year Sunni order. Iran seized the opening.
by Vali Nasr 2006
3.88
2k+ ratings
Does My Head Look Big In This?
by Randa Abdel-Fattah • 2007
She decides to wear the hijab full-time. Her elite private school decides to weigh in.
3.65
12k+
Does My Head Look Big In This? Summary
Does My Head Look Big In This? 86%
She decides to wear the hijab full-time. Her elite private school decides to weigh in.
by Randa Abdel-Fattah 2007
3.65
12k+ ratings
The Curse of God
by Harris Sultan • 2018
Predatory prophet, flawed scripture, impossible god: an ex-Muslim states the case against Islam.
3.91
159
The Curse of God Summary
The Curse of God 86%
Predatory prophet, flawed scripture, impossible god: an ex-Muslim states the case against Islam.
by Harris Sultan 2018
3.91
159 ratings
The Ideal Muslimah
by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi • 2010
How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.
4.33
1k+
The Ideal Muslimah Summary
The Ideal Muslimah 86%
How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.
by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi 2010
4.33
1k+ ratings
Woman at Point Zero
by Nawal El Saadawi • 1975
On death row, an Egyptian woman shares her life of abuse and the murder she calls liberation.
4.24
31k+
Woman at Point Zero Summary
Woman at Point Zero 86%
On death row, an Egyptian woman shares her life of abuse and the murder she calls liberation.
by Nawal El Saadawi 1975
4.24
31k+ ratings
A House Without Windows
by Nadia Hashimi • 2016
Her husband is dead, blood covers her hands, but this Afghan mother stays silent.
4.00
16k+
A House Without Windows Summary
A House Without Windows 86%
Her husband is dead, blood covers her hands, but this Afghan mother stays silent.
by Nadia Hashimi 2016
4.00
16k+ ratings
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