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Author Ahmed, Leila.

Title A border passage : from Cairo to America-- a woman's journey / Leila Ahmed.

Publication Info. New York : Penguin Books, 2000.
©1999

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Location Call No. Status
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  B AHMED    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.42096 A296B    Check Shelf
Description x, 307, 11 pages ; 20 cm
Contents Part 1 In the house of memory -- Chap. 1 Egypt : the background -- Chap. 2 From colonial to postcolonial -- Chap. 3 In expectation of angels -- Chap. 4 Transitions -- Chap. 5 Harem -- Chap. 6 School days -- Chap. 7 Suez -- Chap. 8 The harem perfected -- Part 2 Running from the flames that lit the sky -- Chap. 9 Penalties of dissent -- Chap. 10 In the groves of white academe -- Chap. 11 On becoming an Arab -- Chap. 12 From Abu Dhabi to America -- Epilogye : Cairo moments.
Note Includes a Penguin readers guide.
Subject Ahmed, Leila.
Women -- Egypt -- Biography.
Muslim women -- Egypt -- Biography.
Women in Islam -- Egypt.
Egyptians -- United States -- Biography.
Feminism.
ISBN 0140291830 paperback $13.95
9780140291834 paperback
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