A Quiet Revolution

Name: A Quiet Revolution
Author: Laila Ahmed

About the author

Egyptian-American feminist scholar and memoirist whose A Border Passage is a celebrated memoir of growing up Muslim in Egypt. Her work explores women and Islam with scholarly rigor and personal candor. She is an important voice in Arab-American literary nonfiction.

More by Laila Ahmed

A Border PassageMemoir of an Egyptian-born woman navigating Islam, family, and self-discovery
Women and Gender in IslamHistorical and contemporary analysis of women's roles within Islamic traditions
Veil: Modesty, Privacy and ResistanceScholarly examination of veiling as cultural practice and political resistance