The cover on the book is of three women smiling at the photographer, with a relatively barren wall behind them, save for what appears to be a corkboard, outlet, and long wire. The photo is in a sepia tone, rendering it with the appearance of an old photograph. The women are wearing head covers. Based on the description of the text, I would guess that one of the author's interviewees is present in the photo, and that this is a display of several generations of women from an Egyptian family. I like that it is a relatively simple photo, focused on the women themselves as opposed to the women and their surrounding environment, as many photos of a colonial gaze opt towards. I find that it can be a sufficient photograph given the themes of the text, but I would prefer some form of imagery that pushes the boundaries of the typical position ascribed women and their need to be fertile, as the text itself seeks to achieve. This photo captures the notion of family, but not so much the underlying patriarchy informing the cultural politics in which the women are embedded.
