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Reaching beyond sensational headlines, Land of the Unconquerable (University of California Press) at last offers a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women. In a series of wide-ranging, deeply reflective essays, accomplished scholars, humanitarian workers, politicians, and journalists-most with extended experience inside Afghanistan-examine the realities of life for women in both urban and rural settings. They address topics including food security, sex work, health, marriage, education, poetry, politics, prisoners, and community development. Eschewing stereotypes about the burqa, the contributors focus instead on women's empowerment and agency, and their struggles for peace and justice in the face of a brutal ongoing war. A fuller picture of Afghanistan's women past and present emerges, leading to social policy suggestions and pragmatic solutions for a peaceful future.
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Also available from the University of California Press, conceived and edited by Jennifer Heath: The Veil: Women Writers On Its History, Lore, And Politics, an anthology of writings by internationally prominent scholars and essayists on veiling as a universal form of cultural expression and religious statement. www.jenniferheath.com/theveil |
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The Veil: Visible & Invisible Spaces has been organized as a visual response to the myriad cultural and political aspects of veils and veiling. The exhibition began traveling in May 2008. Artists from the United States, Europe, South and Central Asia and the Near and Middle East are participating with powerful contemporary works that engage received wisdom about the veil - including current clichés and stereotypes about Islamic practices - and that reflect on the great ubiquity, importance, and profundity of the veil throughout human history and imagination. |
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El Repelente (Or the 2012 Antics of Anabela) A
wild, playful romp with shamans, moths, jaguars and ecologists
on the eve of 2012. Good battles evil, Nature confronts human
nature, and the Fate of the Earth hangs in the balance as
the ancient calendar comes to a close. Available now from
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from Whole World Press: In ancient times--long before the age of fast-food and Monsantoization--humans had deep respect for foods and considered them gifts from the gods or even gods themselves. In every culture there are myths, folklore, and fairy tales about where foods come from--a reverence for nourishment now lost. In this wildly provocative anthology, contemporary writers from varying cultures and countries invent origin myths for their favorite foods. From modern fairy tales to thoughtful memoirs, from preventing a steak-sandwich interference at a Catholic boys' school in Connecticut to a young Kuwaiti girl following the scent of her neighbor's delicious gaboot, these tales are fabulously witty, unique, and hugely diverse. What stories will you conjure up to delight your guests at your upcoming feast? Read from these pages and you are guaranteed to never look at food the same way again! Edited by Jennifer Heath with contributing authors: Jane Wodening, John Wright, Patricia Alford, Elisabeth Russell Taylor, Bruce Watson, Peter Markus, Tammy Donroe, Firyal Alshalabi, Barry Foy, Marjorie Sandor, Jill Foulston, Lisa Stock, Aphrodite Desiree Navab, Gloria Frym, Lisa Trank, Vinnie Penn, Elizabeth Robinson, Kate Bernheimer, Mary Kite, Jack Collom, Maliha Masood, Rebecca Brown, Sarah C. Bell, Ellen Orleans, Andrew Wille, Sarah Quigley, Lia Purpura, Selah Saterstrom. Order from: Whole World Press or Amazon
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