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Policing Egyptian Women Gender and Globalization Susan S. Wadley, Series Editor Other titles in Gender and Globalization Family, Gender, and Law in a Globalizing Middle East and South Asia Kenneth M. Cuno and Manisha Desai, eds. From Patriarchy to Empowerment: Women’s Participation, Movements, and Rights in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia Valentine M. Moghadam, ed. Hijab and the Republic: Uncovering the French Headscarf Debate Bronwyn Winter La Chulla Vida: Gender, Migration, and the Family in Andean Ecuador and New York City Jason Pribilsky Making Miss India Miss World: Constructing Gender, Power, and the Nation in Postliberalization India Susan Dewey Transforming Faith: Th e Story of Al-Huda and Islamic Revivalism among Urban Pakistani Women Sadaf Ahmad P o l i c i n g E g y p t i a n W o m e n Sex, Law, and Medicine in Khedival Egypt L i a t K o z m a Syracuse University Press Copyright © 2011 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2011 11 12 13 14 15 16 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ Th e paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our Web site at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-3281-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kozma, Liat. Policing Egyptian women : sex, law, and medicine in Khedival Egypt / Liat Kozma. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Gender and globalization) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8156-3281-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Women—Egypt—Social conditions—19th century. 2. Egypt—Social life and customs—19th century. 3. Honor killings—Egypt—History. I. Title. HQ1793.K69 2011 305.48'89276209034—dc23 2011025889 Manufactured in the United States of America To my father, who should have been here to read this book. Liat Kozma is a lecturer at the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Stud- ies at the Hebrew University. She did her BA and MA in Tel Aviv University, and her PhD at New York University. Her fi rst book, published in Hebrew by the Dayan Center in 2003, was titled Women Write History: Feminism and Social Change in Morocco. Her articles and research interests focus on women and sexu- ality in the modern Middle East. Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction xv 1. Egyptian Legal Reform 1 2. Medicine, Law, and the Female Body 23 3. Female Slaves, Manumission, and Abolition 50 4. Prostitutes and Other Women of Ill Repute 79 5. Virginity, Honor, and Premarital Defl oration 99 Conclusion 117 Glossary 125 Notes 127 Bibliography 153 Index 169 Illustrations An Arab Woman 57 A Group of Women, Abdullah Brothers 75 Musicians, Singers, and a Dancer, Felix Bonfi ls 91 ix
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