42 pages 1 hour read

Elizabeth Warnock Fernea

Guests of the Sheik

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1965

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Essay Topics

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How does Elizabeth change and develop as a character and as a person during her time in El Nahra?

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How do attitudes toward the abayah and traditional clothing vary throughout El Nahra and Iraq at large?

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Why is female companionship crucial to societies that practice female seclusion, like the society of El Nahra? What roles do these women play in each other’s lives, and what roles do they play in society at large?