The Poison Tree - Planted And Grown In Egypt
The Poison Tree - Planted And Grown In Egypt By Marwa Rakha
Publisher: Malamih Publishing House 2008 | 184 Pages | ISBN: 0982080409 | PDF | 5 MB
Publisher: Malamih Publishing House 2008 | 184 Pages | ISBN: 0982080409 | PDF | 5 MB
The Poison Tree - planted and grown in Egypt is not a traditional novel; it combines the techniques of blogging, journal-keeping, and formal writing while retaining one binding thought that keeps the story together; poison is the fertile ground that I, and many other Middle Eastern women, was born into; a poisoned culture nurtured my roots with suffocating traditions, taboos, and beliefs; poison runs through my stem. I branched out and my branches carried me far away from the roots and the ground. I questioned the tutoring of my conservative society and green leaves covered my bare branches. My tree bore its fruits; poisoned fruits that were the poison of many who dropped dead next to the solid stubborn tree. This is a book about love, marriage, divorce, sex, dating, virginity, adult dating, religion, shame, taboos, gender wars and fear that grew and blossomed on my poison tree. About the Author Born and raised in Egypt, I was brought up to be a good middle class Egyptian girl; but somehow being good did not suit my notions. Deep down I have rejected the heavy heritage of traditions and norms that made no sense to my inquisitive mind. I could not understand why girls were killed, committed suicide, or lived in eternal shame when they lost their virginity. I failed to comprehend why such a rule applied only to girls and their male counterparts were spared. After my grand mother passed away we stopped celebrating Christmas, New Year's Eve, Halloween, and Thanks Giving ... does being a Muslim forbid me from all my childhood memories? Why do I have to get married? Why can't I date? Why do men cheat? Why do I have to accept it? Why? Why? Why? And many more unanswered questions. I have come a long way from the scared little girl that I once was ... I found my passion in writing, my voice in teaching & training, and my strength in marketing ... I took off my mask ... and I decided to speak up and loud .. as loud as loud could ever be. Summary of Qualifications * Published writer (magazines since 2005): Over 100 articles in English language publications in Egypt like Campus, Enigma, Insight, and Identity. Plus The American Chronicle (web version) * Author: The Poison Tree - planted & grown in Egypt, Malamih Publishing House, Cairo, 2008 * Relationships Expert Speaker: on OTV * Professional speaker: television & radio guest (interviewee: ESC (Egyptian Satellite Channel), Modern TV, AIN (ART), Dream TV, and NILE FM, 104.2) * Instructor: The American University in Cairo - Business Studies Division * Trainer: LOGIC Consultancy - delivering a variety of standard and customized workshops.