Lin G. (LinG) reviewed on 1/8/2007 + 203 more book reviews

Timely and topical book about the Muslim world of the current day.
Book originally copyrighted in 1994, this revised edition updated and copyrighted 2003.


From the cover:
A New York Times Notable Book

"'Price of Honor' explains powerfully how Muslim women are affected by the rise of fundamentalism." -- Dan Rather

"Truly unforgettable. . .invaluable to our understanding of their world, and ours. . .Jan Goodwin takes us behind the veil and into the hearts and minds of Islamic women." -- Redbook

Militant Islam is changing the way millions behave and how nations are governed; its impact on women is devastating. Award-winning journalist Jan Goodwin traveled through ten Islamic countries and interviewed hundreds of Muslim women, from professionals to peasants, from royalty to rebels. The result is an unforgettable, blistering journey into a world where women are confined, even killed, for the sake of a "code of honor" created and zealously enforced by men.

This is a world where grandmothers can be whipped for showing a tiny lock of hair, rape victims are imprisoned for "fornication," doctors surgically restore hymens for brides because nonvirgins can be killed by male relatives, and American converts to Islam accept their husbands' polygamy. "Price of Honor" brings to life a world in which women have become pawns in a bitter power game. Here is a provocative look inside Muslim society--and a ringing wake-up call to the world.

"Inspired...admirable...alarming...highly informative and thoroughly researched." --Boston Book Review

"Goodwin reminds us that the Koran nowhere supports the brutal treatment of women, and the educated women she quotes make this point clear...The author takes us on a tour of the Muslim world, finding horrors almost past belief." --The New Yorker.

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