Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society
What is the main conflict in Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society by Lila Abu-Lughod?
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Lila Abu-Lughod, author of Veiled Sentiments, traveled to the Western Desert of Egypt to study ghinnawa poetry of the Awlad 'Ali Bedouin tribe. The daughter of a Caucasian American woman and an Arab American father, Abu-Lughod was introduced to the Awlad 'Ali by her father. She lived with the tribe as an adopted daughter for two years between 1978 and 1980.