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Shereen El Feki is a writer, broadcaster, and academic of Egyptian and Welsh descent. A former vice-chair of the United Nations Global Commission on HIV and Law, she has written extensively on health, sexuality, and social change in the Arab world.
Known for: Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World
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Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World
In this groundbreaking work, Shereen El Feki explores the intimate lives of men and women across the Arab world, revealing how sexuality reflects broader social, political, and religious transformations. Drawing on extensive interviews and research, she examines topics such as marriage, gender roles, and sexual rights, offering a nuanced portrait of a region in flux.
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Historical Context
To understand the present, we must first look backward. Pre-modern Islamic societies were far more open in their discussions of sex than most people today realize. Medieval literature, from poetry to jurisprudence, addressed desire with candor, considering sex a natural, God-created part of human ex...
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Marriage and Family
Marriage stands as the ultimate cornerstone of Arab social life—the moral and legal citadel for all sexual conduct. In my interviews, whether with newlyweds in Cairo or matchmaking mothers in Amman, the same message echoes: sex outside marriage threatens not only personal reputation but social cohes...
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About Shereen El Feki
Shereen El Feki is a writer, broadcaster, and academic of Egyptian and Welsh descent. A former vice-chair of the United Nations Global Commission on HIV and Law, she has written extensively on health, sexuality, and social change in the Arab world.
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