Women in pre-Islamic times

The book "e;Women in Pre-Islamic Times"e; presents a balanced picture of the reality of Arab women before Islam, avoiding simplification or distortion. The author, Habib Al-Zayyat, reveals the two contradictory aspects of the status of women in that era. On the one hand, pre-Islamic times were associated with bleak images such as burying girls alive and considering women a disgrace to be warded of...