How Long to Read The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie?

It takes the average reader to read The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie by Malu Halasa

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Description

This book reveals a largely unknown and unexplored side of Arab culture and designone rarely glimpsed in todays geopolitical debates that characterize the region. In Damascus and Aleppo, approximately 200 companies vie for a highly competitive domestic lingerie market. The lingerie forms part of popular Syrian tradition surrounding marriage; if a groom does not buy the undergarments for his wife-to-be, then her mother will. Some lingerie designers resort to gadgetry (blinking lights or sound loops of pop music) or the sweet tooth (candy- or chocolate-encrusted panties), while others stick to classics like the thong panty featuring a bird embedded in a ring of fl uorescent pink boa feathers: called Ish Al Asfour (birds nest in Arabic)a kitsch interpretation of womens pubic hair. Malu Halasa describes her and Rana Salams visits with the designers, manufacturers, vendors, and consumers of these undergarments, shedding light on the social mores of Syrians and questioning Western preconceptions about Islam. Photographs by Gilbert Hage highlight the editors top 30 of lingerie styles discovered on their many trips to the souk in Damascus. Also in the book: self-portraits by the young Syrian artist Iman Ibrahim; a history of the Syrian textile industry and how dictatorship created a homegrown fashion empire; excerpts from fi lmmaker Noura Kevorkians journal, impressions and observations made while listening to Syrian women speak candidly about their lives, leading her to further investigate the relationship between lingerie and polygamy; and an interview with one of Syrias reformers, the author, publisher and activist Ammar Abdulhamid, among much more depicted within Rana Salams graphic collection of Arabic design. Texts by Malu Halasa, Noura Kevorkian, Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, interview with Ammar Abdulhamid, and photographs by Gilbert Hage, Iman Ibrahim, and Issa Touma among others.

How long is The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie?

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How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie aloud.

What Reading Level is The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie?

The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie is suitable for students ages 2 and up.

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