Khul-Khaal

By Nayra Atiya,

Book cover of Khul-Khaal: Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories

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Soft cover book titled KHUL-KHAAL, Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories. (LL-Base2-BS-1) rareviewbooks

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During the sixties, Atiya collected life stories of five Egyptian women from the lower and middle classes, ranging in age from twenty to mid-sixty. The stories show how to them, life starts with marriage. If they mention their childhoods, it is as preparation for marriage. Parents invariably arranged the women’s marriages or gave permission to potential husbands attracted to their daughters from a distance. Once the excitement of their weddings is over, however, most face an endless stream of difficulties. They recount experiences as co-wives, being forced into acrimonious divorces, family conflicts, and problems with children. They discuss witchcraft, female…

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