WOMEN AND GENDER IN ISLAM Historical Roots of a Modern Debate

Narrator Soneela Nankani forthrightly presents this canonical text on Middle Eastern Arab women. For those who enjoy academic explorations of gender, identity, and nationalism, this is an exciting presentation of an insightful work. Nankani approaches the material with the steadiness of a lecturer. Her pace is measured and precise. She does use emphasis whenever possible to distinguish important points amid the considerable detail in the audiobook. And she embodies the strong feminist voice of the author herself. Listeners who prefer to take notes while being read to rather than reading will find it easy to do so. Nankani is an experienced narrator who makes this dense volume easier to access for nonacademics who are interested in the topic. M.R. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2021]