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Acknowledgments

This book would not have been possible without the participation of Gamal El Feki. Retired neurosurgeon-turned-research associate, he unstintingly shared his knowledge of Egyptian history and society—lived and learned—as well as his informed and insightful interpretations of Islam. Without his expert grasp of Arabic, and his encouragement at every stage of this project, I would have been completely lost in translation. One of the rewards of researching and writing this book was the opportunity of working with him; the fact that he is also my father is my great good fortune. Thanks too to my mother, Gwyneth El Feki, for graciously tolerating years of single-minded conversation as my father and I argued about the finer points of Arab sexuality. It was my mother who, when I was still a child, confidently predicted that I would one day write a book. You were right, Mam, though I’m not sure this is quite what you had in mind.

I am also grateful to my extended family who put me up (and put up with me) during my travels across the Arab region. Particular thanks to Abdel Fatah and Zizi El Feki and their children in Cairo and Dubai; Leila El Feki and family in Alexandria; Ahmed Warda and family in Jeddah; and Bakr and Soheir Nour in Doha. My uncle used to warn me not to talk to people about politics or religion. I am delighted to assure him that I largely followed his advice; fortunately, he never asked me not to talk about sex.

My agent Toby Eady, his associates Jamie Coleman and Zaria Rich, and former colleague Samar Hammam, were indispensable in the writing of this book; their professional expertise, and personal friendship, is greatly appreciated. I would also like to thank my editors at Pantheon and Chatto & Windus, Dan Frank and Becky Hardie. Tim Rostron and colleagues at Random House Canada deserve special praise for their flawless assistance when my manuscript was “lost” en route to New York (that’s another story) and weeks of work had to be made up effectively overnight. Wissam Shawkat and Fadila Hannouf also made valuable contributions to the final stages of this book.

I could not have reached the finish without the many people who generously shared their time and expertise. In addition to those already mentioned in the book, I owe a particular debt of gratitude to Khadija Moalla and Ehab El Kharrat, formerly of the UNDP HIV/AIDS Regional Program in Arab States, whose work on the epidemic paved the way for my research. Also in Egypt, I would like to thank Montasser Kamal of the Ford Foundation; Nahla Abdel Tawab, Ali Rashad, and colleagues at the Population Council; Ghada Barsoum at the American University in Cairo; Chafik El-Chazli of Alexandria University; Mahmoud Fathalla of Assiut University; Sany Kozman of Friends of Life;
Mervat Nesseim and colleagues at CDS; Ahmed Ragab, Gamal Serour, and colleagues at Al-Azhar University; Hamidreza Setayesh, formerly of UNAIDS Cairo; Viola Shafik; Cherif Soliman and team at Family Health International; and Mamdouh Wahba of the Egyptian Family Health Society. Thanks also to Iman Ahmed, Carol Ann Clouston, Ismail El Mokadem, Mawaheb El-Mouelhy, Amel Fahmy, Fatma Geel, Abeer Heider, Amal Zakaria Mattar, and Khaled Samy for their insights, and their friendship.

In Tunisia, Sénim Ben Abdallah, Sara Ben Amarra, Monia Arfaoui, Wahid Al Farchichi, Saloua Ghrissa, Selma Hajri, Ridha Kamoun (with ATL), Aida Robanna (with UNDP), Mongia Souahi, and Abdelmajid Zahaf (of ATUPRET) were instrumental in my research. I would also like to thank Hoda Romdhani and her family for their hospitality and a truly memorable Eid al-Adha. In Morocco, I am similarly grateful to Hafida Al Baz (of SolFem); Abdessamad Benalla; Amal Chabach; Azzouz Ettoussi (with OPALS); Soumaya Naamane Guessous; Hakima Himmich, Othman Mellouk, Nadia Rafif, and colleagues at ALCS; as well as Nadia Kadri and Soumia Berrada (at Ibn Rochd University Hospital). Special thanks also to Chafik Chraibi and Abdessamad Dialmy.

I would like to express my appreciation to Sally Shalabi and Mohammed El Nasser in Jordan; Scander Abdelkader Soufi (with ANIS) in Algeria; Shireen Assaf in the West Bank; and Sanaa Felemban and Abdoo Khal in Saudi Arabia. In Qatar, thanks to Laith Abu-Raddad and Ghina Mumtaz of Weil Cornell Medical School, as well as Yassir and Sufia Khan. In Lebanon, my work would not have been possible without the assistance of Georges Azzi of AFE; Jocelyn DeJong, Faysal El-Kak, and Brigitte Khoury of the American University of Beirut; Asma Kurdahi, with UNFPA; and Charbel Maydaa, Rabih Maher, and colleagues at Helem. I would also like to thank Chaza Akik, Azza Baydoun, Jad Choueiri, Claire Damaa, Lina Khoury, Nina Lahham, Marwan Nahle, and Nizar Saghieh.

Friends and collaborators further afield include Muhammad Abdel Haleem at SOAS; Janet Afary at University of California, Santa Barbara; Edwige Fortier; Leila Hessini with IPAS; Eszter Kismodi at WHO; Tanya Kisserli, formerly of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, and colleagues; Mansoor Moaddel at Eastern Michigan University; Daniel Newman at Durham University; David Patterson at IDLO; Lawrence Pintak at Washington State University; Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi at PRB; Everett Rowson at New York University; and Diane Singerman at American University. There are many more friends and colleagues to whom I am indebted; a full list can be found at
www.sexandthecitadel.com

Finally, there is my husband. When I began this book, he was my fiancé; after all the trials and tribulations of first-time authorship, and the long-distance longing of my years on the road, he was man (or possibly mad) enough to still want to marry me. I am, for once, at a loss for words to express my deep love, gratitude, and appreciation to him.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shereen El Feki is a writer, a broadcaster, and an academic who started her professional life with a doctorate in molecular immunology from the University of Cambridge, before going on to become an award-winning journalist with
The Economist
and presenter with Al Jazeera English. She is the former vice-chair of the United Nation’s Global Commission on HIV and the Law, as well as a TED Global Fellow. Her writing has appeared in
The Huffington Post
and
Prospect
magazine.