A Border Passage: From Cairo to America--A Woman's Journey
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🌍Global feminist perspective
📚Rich cultural memoir
🕰️Historical Arab Spring insight
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🌟 Unlock a powerful story of identity, culture, and change — don’t miss this essential read!
- FEMINISM MEETS TRADITION - Explore the nuanced identity of a Muslim feminist navigating two worlds.
- A VIVID JOURNEY THROUGH TIME - Experience Egypt’s transformative decades through a personal lens.
- LUSH EVOCATIVE STORYTELLING - Immerse yourself in the sensory richness of Cairo and the Arabian desert.
- CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIGHLY RATED - Join thousands who rate this memoir 4.6/5 for its depth and insight.
- UPDATED WITH ARAB SPRING REFLECTIONS - Stay current with a thoughtful afterword on modern revolutionary change.
A Border Passage: From Cairo to America--A Woman's Journey is a deeply personal memoir by Leila Ahmed, chronicling her Egyptian upbringing, feminist awakening, and reflections on major 20th-century political shifts, updated with insights on the Arab Spring. Highly rated and celebrated for its evocative prose and timely themes, this book offers a rare, intimate perspective on cultural transformation and identity.
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| Best Sellers Rank | #859,855 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #194 in Women in Islam (Books) #851 in Emigration & Immigration Studies (Books) #901 in Emigrants & Immigrants Biographies |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (58) |
| Dimensions | 5.12 x 0.75 x 7.72 inches |
| Edition | Reprint |
| ISBN-10 | 0143121928 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0143121923 |
| Item Weight | 9 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 336 pages |
| Publication date | April 24, 2012 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
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