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 ProfessorEducation:
- PhD Oxford University 1980
- Specialties:
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Arabic
- Research Interests: 20th Century, Criticism, Feminist Theory, Comp Lit, and Arabic
She has travelled and researched in Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and Syria. Her first book dealt with the writings of one of Egypt's leading intellectuals of the 20th century, Yahya Haqqi. Subsequently, her interests turned to the writings of women, especially those that deal with issues of war and gender in the postcolonial Arab world. Her recently published book, Women Claim Islam, analyzes the discourse of Islamic feminists.
- Curriculum Vitae
Recent Publications (More Publications)
- m. cooke, "Suzanne Gauch, Liberating Shahrazad: Feminism, Postcolonialism and Islam Minnesota 2007". Choice July 2007 (2007).
- m. cooke. "The Muslimwoman”." Contemporary Islam, 2007 (2007).
- m. cooke. "Academic Freedom: the Danger of Critical Thinking”." International Studies Perspectives 2007 (2007).
- m. cooke. "Women and War in Iraq”." World Literature Today 2007 (2007).
- m. cooke. "Dying to be Free: Wilderness Writing from Lebanon, Arabia and Libya”." in Cheryl Toman (ed.) On Evelyne Accad: Essays in Literature, Feminism and Cultural Studies Summa Press 2007, (2007).
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