{"product_id":"female-homosexuality-in-the-middle-east-histories-and-representations-paperback-1","title":"Female Homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and Representations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamar Habib\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, the first full-length study of its kind, dares to probe the biggest taboo in contemporary Arab culture with scholarly intent and integrity - female homosexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHabib argues that female homosexuality has a long history in Arabic literature and scholarship, beginning in the ninth century, and she traces the destruction of Medieval discourses on female homosexuality and the replacement of these with a new religious orthodoxy that is no longer permissive of a variety of sexual behaviours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHabib also engages with recent \"gay\" historiography in the West and challenges institutionalized constructionist notions of sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamar Habib is a scholar, editor, and novelist. Her literary novel, \u003cem\u003eA Tree Like Rain\u003c\/em\u003e was published in Sydney in 2005, and she is currently the chief editor of an international online journal, \u003cem\u003eNebula\u003c\/em\u003e. She received her Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42567378337888,"sku":"9780415806039","price":158.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/VzQ1dmRjUVh0aXlQT0YzV1l5T3hRUT09.webp?v=1770670534","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/female-homosexuality-in-the-middle-east-histories-and-representations-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}