From rulers to uninvited guests, from women to thieves, from dreams to names, from blindness to torture - in a series of ground-breaking studies, Power, Marginality, and the Body in Medieval Islam exp
Men, Women, and God(s) is a pioneering study of the Arab world's leading feminist and most controversial woman writer, Nawal El Saadawi. Author of plays, memoirs, and such novels as Woman at Point
In this four-volume encyclopedia, chief editor Malti-Douglas (Indiana U.) presents some 730 alphabetical entries, written by an international team of scholarly contributors, that collectively explore
"What is this strange book" asks Fedwa Malti-Douglas, "that can bring the American presidency to its knees?" In this probing study of Kenneth W. Starr's influential and historic work, she reveals how
Malti-Douglas (gender studies, comparative literature, and law, Indiana U.) offers an unusual and interesting series of perspectives in her exploration of the intertwining of sex, politics, and the la
The Thousand and One Nights has captivated audiences for centuries, conveying universal messages through the adventures of both historical and nonhistorical figures. Yet, since medieval times, it has
