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KHALIDA MESSAOUDI AND ELISABETH SCHEMLA, Unbowed: An Algerian Woman Confronts Islamic Fundamentalism, trans. Anne C. Vila (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998). $14.95 paper, $35 cloth.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2001

Angel M. Foster
Angel M. Foster
Affiliation:
Oriental Studies Institute and St. Antony's College, Oxford University
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Abstract

On 12 June 1993, the Algerian feminist, educator, and political activist Khalida Messaoudi received a communique from the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) condemning her to death. Unbowed: An Algerian Woman Confronts Islamic Fundamentalism chronicles the life and experiences of this extraordinary woman. Through a series of interviews with the journalist Elisabeth Schemla, Messaoudi eloquently reflects on her childhood, education, and activism while simultaneously relating a rich perspective on Algeria's post-colonial history and contemporary politics.

Type
BOOK REVIEW
Information
International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , February 2000 , pp. 186 - 188
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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