Mona Eltahawy's 'The Hymen and the Hijab', a manifesto motivated by hope and fury in equal measures

At Hymen and hijabpublished by Capitán Swing and translated by María Porras Sánchez, Eltahawy makes a definitive condemnation of the repressive forces - political, cultural and religious - that reduce millions of women to second-class citizens. Drawing on her years as an activist and commentator on women's issues in the Middle East, she explains that, since the Arab Spring began in 2010, women in the Arab world have had two revolutions to face: one struggle alongside men against oppressive regimes and another struggle against an entire political and economic system that represses women in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Libya and other nations.

This book will be presented by the author herself on Thursday 28 Marchaccompanied by Ángeles Jurado, journalist and technician at Casa África.

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