“Out From the Shadow of Men” Memoir Passage By Laila El-Sissi | SF

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Left Coast Writers Launch. Egyptian men continue to use the banner of Islam and antiquated interpretation of the Qur’an to justify controlling women. Yet Laila El-Sissi broke the pattern. In her memoir, Out From the Shadow of Men, she reveals what life was like—and still is like today—for Egyptian girls and women.

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