آية’s Reviews > Improbable Women: Five Who Explored the Middle East > Status Update
آية
is on page 137 of 298
Most of the details about these women are their physical descriptions, romantic lives, the stories of their relationships with men—exes and lovers and husbands. Their journeys to the Middle East are completely secondary. It’s really unfair and the book title/description are misleading
— Jan 20, 2023 07:14AM
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آية
is on page 161 of 298
I started this book expecting it to be orientalist and racist and Eurocentric. I did not expect that in addition to that, it would also be sexist and Zionist. lol
— Jan 22, 2023 11:18AM
آية
is on page 113 of 298
The author includes more quotes by men describing these women’s physical appearance than quotes by the women themselves
— Jan 19, 2023 07:46AM
آية
is on page 88 of 298
This book 1, romanticizes super orientalist women, 2, takes a very Eurocentric approach that belittles Muslims, 3, doesn’t even do the women justice bc it’s more concerned with their physical appearance and rumors on their romantic lives
— Jan 17, 2023 07:37AM
