Isobel Coleman is a senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the
Council on Foreign Relations, where she also directs the council's
Women and Foreign Policy program. Her writing has appeared in
publications such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Financial
Times, the International Herald Tribune, USA Today, and The
Christian Science Monitor. She is a frequent speaker at academic,
business, and policy conferences and a guest commentator on
networks including CNN, the BBC, Al Jazeera, and NPR. She lives in
the New York area with her husband and children.
From the Hardcover edition.
“Outstanding . . . [Isobel Coleman] takes us into remote villages
and urban bureaucracies to find the brave men and women working to
create change in the Middle East.”—Los Angeles Times
“[An] engrossing portrait of real Muslim women that reveals how
Islamic feminists . . . are working with and within the culture,
rather than against it . . . to forge ‘a legitimate Islamic
alternative to the current repressive system.’ Coleman doesn’t
diminish the enormity of the struggle, but she argues convincingly
that it might yet rewrite Islam’s future.”—Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
“A nuanced view of Islam’s role in public life that is cautiously
hopeful.”—The Economist
“Eye-opening . . . Deeply religious, profoundly determined and
modern in every way, these are twenty-first-century women bent on
change. Hear them roar and see a future being born before our
eyes.”—Booklist
"I would read anything by Isobel Coleman. No other writer I know
sheds greater light into the social and political conflicts of the
Greater Middle East with more insight and sensitivity. Far from a
dry academic tome on the plight of women in this troubled region,
Paradise Beneath Her Feet offers readers an immediate, unbiased
account of the lives of real women who are challenging not only the
unjust restrictions placed on them by their own societies, but also
the tired stereotypes and empty generalizations placed on them by
the West. This is a clearly written, deeply moving, and wonderfully
enlightening book."—Reza Aslan, author of No God but God and How to
Win A Cosmic War
"Isobel Coleman has written a profoundly important book that
illustrates how and why women are at the core of human progress,
especially in the 21st century. She traveled the Islamic world to
capture first-hand the poignant stories of a new generation of
leaders as they struggle to transform their societies. A must-read
for anyone who wants to understand the region." —Robin Wright,
author of Dreams and Shadows The Future of the Middle East
"Women are on the front lines of our most critical human rights
struggles today, particularly in war-torn countries like
Afghanistan and Pakistan. Isobel Coleman has written a deeply
engaging book that shows how Muslim women—and men—across the
greater Middle East are driving social justice by promoting
cultural change from within their own societies. This is a must
read for anyone who cares about truly sustainable
development."—Angelina Jolie, UN Goodwill Ambassador and co-chair,
the Jolie-Pitt Foundation
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