| Zaatar Days, Henna Nights: Adventures, Dreams, and Destinations Across the Middle East Contributor(s): Masood, Maliha (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580051928 ISBN-13: 9781580051927 Publisher: Seal Press (CA) OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2007 Annotation: When twenty-eight-year-old Maliha Masood, a burned-outdot-commer from Seattle, bought a one-way ticket to adventure and inspiration, she found it in the most unlikely of places: the Middle East. With an infectious love of adventure, a zany sense of humor, and serious questions about her Islamic faith, Pakistani-born Massod begins an unforgettable journey. She camps in the Sahara with a Bedouin "desert fox," is mistaken for a spy in Turkey, takes a lesson in beauty from a Kurdish family, and falls in love with a poet. She experiences souks and mosques, open-air lingerie bazaars, and nightclubs in Damascus grooving to hip-hop. In a region associated with terrorist havens, Masood meets ordinary Muslim men and women navigating the everyday politics of culture, religion, and identity. Zaatar Days, Henna Nights offers a street-savvy take on the contemporary Arab world that's seldom seen on the evening news. This is a story of discovery and faith, of making bonds and breaking stereotypes, and of finding oneself where one least expects to. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Middle East - General - Biography & Autobiography - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2006030700 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.58" W x 7.5" (0.66 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When twenty-eight-year-old Maliha Masood, a burned-out dot-commer from Seattle, bought a one-way ticket to adventure and rejuvenation, she found it in the most unlikely of places: the Middle East. With an infectious love of adventure, a zany sense of humor, and serious questions about her Islamic faith, Pakistani-born Masood begins an unforgettable journey. She camps in the Sahara with a Bedouin "desert fox," is mistaken for a spy in Turkey, takes a lesson in beauty from a Kurdish family, and falls in love with a poet. She experiences souks and mosques, open-air lingerie bazaars and nightclubs grooving to hip-hop. In a region associated with terrorist havens, Masood meets ordinary Muslim men and women navigating the politics of culture, religion, and identity. Zaatar Days, Henna Nights offers a street-savvy take on the contemporary Arab world that's seldom seen on the evening news. This is a story of discovery and faith, of making bonds and breaking stereotypes, and of finding oneself where one least expects to. |