proposes to revisit the way “gender” is traditionally portrayed in the region, either by some academics or by the press, with the obsession with frozen binarisms – public/ private, male/female, political/domestic sphere – and the controversies surrounding the use of the veil.
Gathering recent articles, written in accessible language by anthropologists, sociologists and historians, both from Brazil and abroad (including many of the Middle East), the volume aims to meet the demand for literature with more depth about the region, going well beyond articles of newspapers and television that, with some frequency, only repeat well-torn stereotypes.
In this way, the work fills a flagrant void in the literature in Portuguese and is intended for undergraduate and graduates students, journalists, activists, NGO professionals and others who want to know more about the subject.
