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Meredith Tax (1942–2022)

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Meredith Tax is a writer and political activist. Author, most recently, of Double Binds: The Muslim Right, the Anglo-American Left, and Universal Human Rights, she was founding president of Women's World, a global free speech network of feminist writers, and cofounder of the PEN American Center's toon meer Women's Committee and the International PEN Women Writers' Committee. She is currently board chair of the Centre for Secular Space and lives in New York. toon minder

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There are several reasons I liked the book Meredith Tax wrote about families. The first reason I enjoyed this book was due to the plot. The book was about a 6 year old girl telling a story about what not only makes up her family, but also all of the families she sees around her. "This is a loin's family: one father, one mother, and three cubs. They all live together in a cage at the zoo. My friend George also lives with one father, one mother, and two brothers --but not in a cage." Here you can see her comparing an animal family to her friends family. The second thing I liked about this story was the characters. The characters were realistic, and believable as they resemble how families in our world might be. "This is my cousin Louie. He's adopted. That means he didn't come from my Aunt Julie's belly, but they got him some place else." From this quote kids may understand that not every child has biological parents. The last reason I liked this book was because of the point of view. The point of view for this book was in first person. Angie the girl who told the story says things like, "A woman in our building has four dogs, but I don't think they are brothers because they look so different." In conclusion, I think that the 'big idea' of this book is that every family is different and unique in their own way, and thats alright as long as they love each other.… (meer)
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madigischel | 4 andere besprekingen | Oct 8, 2016 |
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I originally learned of the Kurdish female military from a BBC special. They fascinated me. So when this book presented itself, I eagerly requested to read it.
I was disappointed. But I’ll get to why in a moment. First, the parts of Tax’s writing that are excellent. This is a thoroughly researched history of the Kurds, starting with their origins and ending with the events that took place in the summer of 2016. With exquisite detail, she takes the reader through the intricate and delicate tides of the Middle East, the constant betrayals, the shifting alliances, the war, the death, and the meddling by outside forces. Tax clearly has an analytical mind and a passion to see the story of the Kurds told to the world.
Here is why it was disappointing: for a book about women fighting the Islamic State, there is so little about these brave women. Tax includes minute vignettes about women who resisted, women who engaged in the politics, and women in the military hierarchy and political counsels, and pays particular attention to the Rojava, a governmental system created and run by an egalitarian mix of men and women. But large tracts of the book deal nothing with them, but rattle on about the men and nations surrounding them. The book includes limited information about how they function in the military, their life, journeys, training, and families – but no details. Perhaps because there is so little out there – plausible because there is little about women’s experience in general but even less about women in the Middle East, and of Middle Eastern women, the Kurds are some of the least represented and least contacted group in the region. But to have so little about women in a book dedicated to that subject is misleading.
One of the main complaints about history books is how the leave out the female contribution. While Tax’s book is not a history of the Kurdish female military, it is a complete history of the Kurds, because it includes the female experience. This is a complete experience. This book should not advertise itself as a book about women in the Kurdish military – but as a current history on the plight of the Kurds. If I were going to teach a class on the condition of the Kurdish people, this is text I would choose. But not for a class on women in the Kurdish nation – it simple doesn’t focus on them enough to qualify.

Note: I received this book free through LibraryThing's Early Reviewer Program in exchange for my fair and honest opinion.
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empress8411 | 4 andere besprekingen | Oct 7, 2016 |
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The Kurds have always been stuck between four rocked a hard place. What makes this book good is the story it tells. It is inspirational. While world leaders discussed strategy options, a small group of people (primarily women) faced off against a savage enemy and won. A lot of feminist background that kind of bogged down and not much about the actual battle of Kobane. All in all an interesting, worthwhile read.
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LamSon | 4 andere besprekingen | Sep 15, 2016 |
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I felt excitement as I read this book. There's plenty of things going wrong in this part of the world. But it's exciting to hear about people, especially women, who are trying taking control of their lives. This is not only an interesting topic, but one that deserves more attention. It's a great 'teachable moment' for the whole world. I'm glad that their story is being made available for Westerners to learn about.
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