ARAB SPRING…
YO’ IT’S “SPRING TIME” FOR THE ARAB
WOMAN!
When was the last time you picked up a book about Arab women and busted out
laughing? Talk about a Revolution!
Thanks to the earth-shattering Arab Spring, bikini-struttin’ Miss USA Rima Fakih, and
TLC’s All-American Muslim, the face of the Arab woman is changing – fast! No longer
can Arab women be thought of as those “cute little wrapped up Taliban Chicks” –
they’re shocking the world by stepping out as revolutionaries, sexy hotties, and patriotic
Americans! What’s the world coming to?!
But underneath, Arabic women deal with very serious issues which they often feel
powerless to change. Western women, on the other hand, are raised to be extremely
assertive and even fight for their rights. So, one who is both Arab and American is very
often, very confused. She’s got one foot planted firmly in a traditional world whose
cultural rules haven’t changed in over 2,000 years, while her other foot is skidding on
a thin piece of ice, the mega liberal free-for-all called America. And she’s trying to
balance, walking on both.
FROM VEILS TO THONGS: An Arab Chick’s Survival Guide to Balancing One’s
Ethnic Identity in America is a hilarious, yet poignant book about living in the crossfire
of the conservative Arab and liberal American cultures.
There is simply no other book out there like it! The market is oversaturated with dark,
depressing tales of oppressed Arab women (veil this…veil that…blah…blah…blah!) But
FROM VEILS TO THONGS is different—it’s funny, refreshing, educational and
Colbert-like! It is also one of the only Arab books that does not discuss religion, politics
or 9/11 (amazing, isn’t it?!) Rather, it brings forth warm cultural beauty while at the same
time exposing deeply buried truths and cultural contradictions in a humorous, palatable
way.
Best of all, Americans will not only satisfy their desire to learn more about us Arab
chicks from an authentic Arab chick herself – but they will also discover themselves
in these pages. America is in the middle of its own socio-political cultural war – a messy
battle between liberals and conservatives – with women confused about who to emulate:
Carrie Bradshaw or Michele Bachmann!
FROM VEILS TO THONGS explains how to survive when your conservative self is at
war with your liberal self…And you’re losing the battle on both sides.
To read more about the book click below:
On Dating…Middle Eastern Style!
On similarities between Arabs and the Aswaad (African-Americans)…
On the Importance of Children in the Middle East…
