Anthem of Misogyny: The War on Women in North Africa and the Middle
East argues that misogyny-which operates through an interconnected
network of ideologies, institutions, beliefs, aesthetics, and
cultural trends-is too complex and too deep rooted to eradicate
with superficial changes. Like a national anthem, misogyny in North
Africa and the Middle East has acquired a sacred status. It is
accepted uncritically and woven effortlessly into daily practices,
creating a community of men of different ages, educational levels,
and socioeconomic backgrounds who are united in their sense of
entitlement to evaluate, scrutinize, deter, question, and expose
women. For women, it is as if they are in a state of perpetual war,
forever on the verge of being accused of deviating from the norms
and being punished. These norms, however, are neither clear nor
predictable. This study of misogyny is written against a dominant
orthodoxy in Western feminism. Critics are accused of gendered
orientalism, savior complexes, and even Islamophobia if they dare
to bring up misogyny and gender-based violence in North Africa and
the Middle East in contexts other than blaming the West. Rather
than exaggerate Western agency, this book is invested in making
Muslim agency visible. There are narratives of violence and
injustice that produce discomfort, anger, and even despair. These
stories deserve to be told, and those behind the injustices are
entitled to an unapologetic portrayal because the non-West, too, is
deserving of feminist critique.
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