Sexuality in the Middle East and North Africa: Contemporary Issues and Challenges

Contributor(s): Ryan, J Michael (Editor), Rizzo, Helen (Editor), Ryan, J Michael (Contribution by), Rizzo, Helen (Contribution by), Zaatari, Zeina (Contribution by), Walsh-Haines, Grant (Contribution by), Fouad, Maryam Hisham (Contribution by), Hartal, Gilly (Contribution by), Sasson-Levy, Orna (Contribution by), Jaspal, Rusi (Contribution by), Marques, Ana Cristina (Contribution by), Talaat, Salma (Contribution by), Abdelwahed, Inas (Contribution by), Maatouk, Ismael (Contribution by), Assi, Moubadda (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9780815604860

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Hardcover

$85.00

Pub Date: October 15, 2024

Dewey: 306.70956

LCCN: 2024016068

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.81" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 1.32 lbs) 304 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: "This volume explores the often overlooked yet critical role that sexualities play in the MENA region"--

Brief description: J. Michael Ryan is professor-researcher at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Dr. Ryan has edited more than sixteen volumes, including Gender in the Middle East and North Africa with Helen Rizzo.

Review Quotes: Each of the book's three sections--covering sexual politics, gender and sexual minorities, and sexual health and identity--draw from ethnographic research and interviews, along with legal, demographic, and theological documents. Recommended.-- "Choice"

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