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Author’s Purpose in Writing the Book
Geraldine Brooks, an Australian journalist who spent the better part of her career in the Muslim countries is the author of Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women. The writer uses the narrative, the expository and the descriptive types of writing to pass the message that Islamic women live contented lives as supported by the religion despite the much given views concerning maltreatment and employment alienation. Using the three types of writing, the author cites both true experiences and facts to offer an informed discourse about the life of a typical Muslim woman. Documented experiences have been acquired from various individuals in terms of the countries that Brooks managed to visit while others outline her own experiences in the same nations. Using the three types of writing, the author shows a balanced view of the Muslim religion on Women.
The writer uses expository writing to give out her views. Brooks tries to give a balanced view of the topic using facts from real life experiences and the Koran. She has also addressed many controversial issues, to an extent of employing the Koran itself, which Muslims follow as a diving guide and literature. Areas such as the involvement of women in sport activities have been discussed in the book. Brooks gives an example of Faezeh Hashemi who encouraged the women to take part in sports using the Koran. Through the support of her father President Hashemi Rafsanjani of Iran, women from over ten Muslim countries took part 1993 Islamic Women’s Games. These examples, amongst many others appear in the book to show that the Muslim women have faced their challenges in trying to have their rights recognized as much as other women have in the previous years. In the publication, Brooks proves that the Muslim women are as happy and contented with their religious orientations as the other women are.
One major topic that Brooks has tackled is the issue of women being soldiers. She has used the descriptive writing to tackle this topic. Women such Nasaybah bint Kaab and Hind bint Utbah are examples of women soldiers who were present in the time of Prophet Muhammad. Brooks outlines the challenges faced by women recruits as relayed by the women she interviewed. A notable modification is noted in accommodation of Muslim women recruits, as reflected by the revisions included the military systems following the observance that the old system discouraged and frightened recruits rather than encouraging them. Since women are born to be pleasers according to the Muslim religion, the systems have to encourage them prior to being pleased. “She was among the ten fighters who managed to hold their ground, shielding the prophet’s body with their own” (Chp. 6), she says this of Nasaybah.
In the same chapter, she uses Handra Dawlsh’s story to tell of women’s experiences in the army. This is the narrative writing. Brooks also gives the story of Hessa al- Khaledi, the first Muslim woman civil engineer. She was also involved in the process of recruiting Emirates women soldiers. “I would ask them, if it wasn’t forbidden then, why forbid it now?” (Chp. 6), Hessa’s explanation on women being soldiers. This is to explain that the women went through the same difficulties as other non-Muslim women although theirs was much later. Brooks writes about an American Woman who was very happy living with her Muslim husband in Iran. Contrary to what most books and movies propagate, the woman was greatly welcomed by the Iranians and she was still in control of her family and her life.
Using the three types of writing, the author shows a balanced view of the Muslim religion on Women. The author proves that the Muslim religion has its positive and negative sides concerning women just like in any other community. Although she has used very few statistics to justify her claims, the personal experiences and the history of the religion communicate the desired message. For example, Brooks mentions that in Britain, a woman married to a Muslim is eight times more likely to be killed by her husband than another woman married by a non-Muslim is.
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