"Frank, enraging, and captivating."
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The New Yorker "Powerful and enlightening...Brooks presents stunning vignettes of Muslim women...and carefully distinguishes misogyny and oppressive cultural traditions from what she considers the true teachings of the Koran."
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Publishers Weekly "There has been nothing finer on the subject from a Western observer...she looks at it from the heart...mixing historical perspective with piercingly observed journalism."
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Newsday "Avoids both the sensational and the stereotypical...insightful...a valid, entertaining account of women in the Muslim world."
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New York Times Book Review "A rare look at a significant segment of the world's population that literally has been cloaked in mystery for generations."
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Seattle Times