Open AccessArab Women's Contribution to Development
Author(s) -
Lebanese American University
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.1130
Subject(s) - legend , gender studies , history , political science , media studies , art history , sociology
The popular western media image of the typical Arab women has changed little in decades. According to the «fiction» these heavily veiled figures are seen but rarely heard as they scurry through the corridors of opulent eastern palaces. The legend records that these women have no rights and opinions.