Ekiyokere Diffa—or Eki, as she's known to her friends—is a Nigerian who received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Business Administration from Principia College, did graduate work in Environmental Management at Tufts University, and earned a Master's in Environmental Assessment and Evaluation from the London School of Economics.
From the soil of the Mideast have sprung three of the world's great peace-teaching religious traditions. And yet war in the region has been the norm for centuries. Read about the moment of inspiration that led an American traveler to the conviction that peace is nevertheless inevitable.
NINE PARTS OF DESIRE
, The Hidden World of Islamic Women is one of a handful books on Islam that gained sudden relevance and new readers after September 11.
Through her prayers, she'd come to identify herself as a "Genesis 1 woman"—loved, creative, valued, energetic, useful. Read how this helped the author and her husband when they found themselves living in the Persian Gulf region.
Citing her own life story, the author explains why shedding fear, domination, and the shroud of inferiority transcends cultural and religious intolerance.
