Cover of Food for Our Grandmothers: Writings by Arab-American and Arab-Canadian Feminists

Food for Our Grandmothers: Writings by Arab-American and Arab-Canadian Feminists

This groundbreaking collection creates a space in which Arab-American and Arab-Canadian feminsts speak out about issues of history, culture and identity. While anti-Arab racism depicts Arab women as veiled, passive victims living in hopelessly sexist communities, Food for our Grandmothersanalyzes and challenges these innacurate and distorted views.

Themes
feminismdiversitygender
Setting
middle eastcanadaUSA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages
Form
poetry

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