mankind, 131, 148, 152, 160, 164, 165, 182, 185

marriage, 1, 5, 9, 20, 23, 32, 37, 40, 41, 46, 50, 53, 56–58, 60, 75, 76, 82, 83, 85, 91, 92, 100–102, 111, 112, 115–117, 131, 132, 135–137, 139, 154, 161, 172, 173, 177, 201, 204, 214

age of, 8, 9, 12, 184

matriarchal, 81, 92, 112, 205

McCormack, Thelma, 129, 166

McElroy, Wendy, 20–23, 64, 113

menace, 131

mentor, 91

Mernissi, Fatima, 33–35, 45, 47, 82, 156, 177, 210

Midaq Alley,, 8, 13, 31–33, 35, 37–39, 41–47, 49–51, 53–57, 59–63, 65, 67–71, 81, 197, 219

Middle Eastern, 1– 6, 11, 24, 27, 34, 40, 45, 56, 59, 81, 86, 151, 161, 193, 217

middle class, 8, 80, 81, 125, 141, 165, 192

Mikhail, Mona, 4, 8, 9, 81, 84

Milson, Menahem, 10

Mina, Hanna, 4

Minister of Waqf, 8

misfortune, 91

misogynistic, 101, 103

Modern Arabic Fiction,, 148

Moghissi, Haideh, 26, 35, 36, 41, 74, 216

Mohammed, 3, 12, 25, 27, 29, 57, 176–180, 182

Mohanty, Chandra, 16, 167

monologue, 12, 59

Moosa, Matti, 15, 63, 80, 86, 148, 155, 166, 186

Moses, 12, 148, 160, 165, 166, 169, 182

mosque, 83, 86, 92, 118, 119

mother, passim,

motherhood, 22, 87

mother-in-law, 143, 144, 157, 205, 207, 208, 221

Moussa-Mahmoud, Fatma, 9

Murdock, George, 34

Murphy, Caryle, 26

Musa, Nabawiyam, 47, 197

Muslim, 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 14, 24–29, 31–37, 44, 45, 47–50, 52, 53, 56, 57, 74–79, 83, 93, 98, 99, 102, 104, 105, 107–109, 117, 127, 132, 139, 141, 142, 149–152, 176, 177, 180, 187, 192, 193, 196, 198, 205, 213–218

women, 24, 26, 32, 36, 49, 50, 56, 74–79, 93, 104, 107, 142, 150, 152, 177, 213, 215, 216, 218

Shiite, 26

men, 2, 6, 7, 9, 15–18

Naguib Mahfouz: The Pursuit of Meaning,, 8, 80

Nasser era, 196

National Prize for Letters, 9

nationalism, 81, 145, 206

Egyptian, 145, 206

Arab, 81

nature, 14, 15, 18, 28, 38, 39, 48, 50, 53, 59, 60, 62, 78, 86, 91, 99, 104, 106, 112, 115, 116, 120, 124, 125, 133–135, 141, 157, 161, 162, 165, 167, 173, 178, 179, 184, 197, 200

oppressive, 39

rebellious, 50, 135

Nawal El Saadawi Reader,, 153