This article aims to contribute to the present discourse within Arabic society in the wake of the Arab Spring, about the future of the society and the state, through analysis and reflection on the issues raised in the novels of Nawal El-Saadawi illuminating the connection between religion, politics and sexual exploitation.
In this special issue an examination of the topic of gendered constructions of space(s). It looks closely into the influences of space on our understanding of gender and the participation of space in cultural constructions of race, class and sexuality. This special issue also places the power relationships in taboo places by the gendered expression of religious architecture.