Project Gutenberg 2005-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 492 Jessup, Henry Harris 1832 1910 Riley, Isaac 1835 1878 Robinson, Charles S. (Charles Seymour) 1829 1899 09008700 The Women of the Arabs Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Stacy Brown Thellend, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital Libraries.) "The Women of the Arabs" by Henry Harris Jessup is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the status of women in Arab society, particularly focusing on their conditions during the Jahiliyeh, or "Times of Ignorance," the early years of Islam, and throughout varying religious contexts such as Druze and Nusairiyeh. The author aims to document the significant missionary efforts made for female education and welfare in the Middle East while exploring cultural attitudes toward women. The opening of the work begins by setting a context for the treatment of women in pre-Islamic Arabia, detailing the cruel practices such as the burying of female infants and the general disdain for daughters, reflecting a broader cultural pattern of misogyny. It notes instances of both the resilience and contributions of women, particularly through the lens of Arabic poetry, which includes discussions of notable poetesses. The text aims to provide a foundation for understanding the profound shift in women's status initiated by Christian missionary work and the impact of various religious doctrines on Arab women’s rights and education throughout historical periods. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Women -- Syria Arabs HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology Category: History - Other Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Religion/Spirituality 668957 2025-06-07T11:52:04.326693 text/html 672843 2020-12-13T10:52:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 237043 2020-12-13T10:52:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 328058 2025-06-07T11:52:20.366623 application/epub+zip 332508 2025-06-07T11:52:09.535624 application/epub+zip 319403 2025-06-07T11:52:07.191722 application/epub+zip 577419 2025-06-07T11:52:27.049541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563597 2025-06-07T11:52:17.640583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527320 2022-09-08T10:15:21.387206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586517 2025-06-07T11:52:02.900675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 585862 2020-12-13T10:52:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 223129 2020-12-13T10:52:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 585858 2020-12-13T10:52:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 222947 2020-12-13T10:52:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21663 2025-06-07T11:52:27.228556 application/rdf+xml 11915 2025-06-07T11:52:07.808650 image/jpeg 3153 2025-06-07T11:52:07.507638 image/jpeg 307910 2025-06-07T11:52:04.380671 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia