Unspeakable Love: Gay and Lesbian Life in the Middle East
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.70
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Unspeakable Love: Gay and Lesbian Life in the Middle East for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.70, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
'This is an important, timely book, and lucid to boot - a must-read for anyone who believes in human rights.' Rabih Alameddine, author of 'Koolaids' and 'I, the Divine' --Endorsement
'Masterful-incredibly balanced' Ben Summerskill --Endorsement
'Anyone interested in reform in the Arab world must read this book' Mai Yamani 'Never before has such a comprehensive study of gay civil rights been published - Whitaker organizes this book expertly.' The Middle East Gay Journal 'An illuminating book on an important topic.' Publisher's Weekly 'Wise and compassionate.' The Guardian --Reviews
'Masterful-incredibly balanced' Ben Summerskill --Endorsement
'Anyone interested in reform in the Arab world must read this book' Mai Yamani 'Never before has such a comprehensive study of gay civil rights been published - Whitaker organizes this book expertly.' The Middle East Gay Journal 'An illuminating book on an important topic.' Publisher's Weekly 'Wise and compassionate.' The Guardian --Reviews
'Masterful-incredibly balanced' Ben Summerskill --Endorsement
'Anyone interested in reform in the Arab world must read this book' Mai Yamani 'Never before has such a comprehensive study of gay civil rights been published - Whitaker organizes this book expertly.' The Middle East Gay Journal 'An illuminating book on an important topic.' Publisher's Weekly 'Wise and compassionate.' The Guardian --Reviews
'Masterful-incredibly balanced' Ben Summerskill --Endorsement
'Anyone interested in reform in the Arab world must read this book' Mai Yamani 'Never before has such a comprehensive study of gay civil rights been published - Whitaker organizes this book expertly.' The Middle East Gay Journal 'An illuminating book on an important topic.' Publisher's Weekly 'Wise and compassionate.' The Guardian --Reviews
Rabih Alameddine, author of Koolaids and I, the Divine
This is an important, timely book, and lucid to boot – a must-read for anyone who believes in human rights.
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Firstly can I just say that this book is a must for anyone who is interested in human rights, gay rights and/or the arab world.
I thorougly enjoyed reading this book and I read it in the space of a few days. It is very factual and makes you appreciate how lucky we are to live in the society that we do.
The only bad thing I have to say about this book is that it can be a bit repetitive in places and all the chapters are mainly about the same kind of thing. Also it did lack more of the lesbian side of things. It is about a very important topic at this moment in time due to the vast amount of publicity the middle east has been recieving.
So all in all, this is a fantastic book and I would recommend it to anyone.
I thorougly enjoyed reading this book and I read it in the space of a few days. It is very factual and makes you appreciate how lucky we are to live in the society that we do.
The only bad thing I have to say about this book is that it can be a bit repetitive in places and all the chapters are mainly about the same kind of thing. Also it did lack more of the lesbian side of things. It is about a very important topic at this moment in time due to the vast amount of publicity the middle east has been recieving.
So all in all, this is a fantastic book and I would recommend it to anyone.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Brian Whitaker is a journalist (the Middle East Editor of The Guardian), so it is not surprising that Unspeakable Love relies heavily on interviews. Much of the book consists of quotations from interviews, websites or other sources. Nevertheless, the book is far more than a collection of things other people have said. Whitaker clearly knows much about the Middle East and has a thoughtful approach to the issues he discusses. For my taste, however, he is too gentle on the dysfunctional governments, societies and economies of the Middle East -- not to mention Islam itself. These are purely my views, however, and do not change the fact that Whitaker has much of value to say. This book is definitely worth reading if you have any interest in the topics he discusses.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an absolutely fascinating book. It was a quick read and fun to devour over a lazy afternoon. It is interesting to see cultural differences in how homosexuals are portrayed. It features case studies with real people giving the book a personalised feel and a study of what the Qur'an says on the matter.
Two boys received the death sentence in Iran and whilst some claimed it was rape - NOT sodomy - that they were being sentenced for, others felt that this was a cover-up by the government to avoid indignation from the United Nations and the West.
Since hearing about that, i have been interested in the issue and this book was more than able to satisfy that interest.
Two boys received the death sentence in Iran and whilst some claimed it was rape - NOT sodomy - that they were being sentenced for, others felt that this was a cover-up by the government to avoid indignation from the United Nations and the West.
Since hearing about that, i have been interested in the issue and this book was more than able to satisfy that interest.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
