The brief metion of the manners in which religion both aids and hurts infertile women drew my attention, and left me wanting more, particularly the manner in which patriarchy informs the place of women within their religious institution. In addition, I was drawn to the sketch's discussion of the new knowledge the text brings into circulation. I appreciated that there is an escape from essentialist conceptions of what it means to be a Middle Eastern woman and the manner in which infertile women resist social pressures. Finally, I appreciate the focus on individual women's stories, and how their experiences fit within the larger historical and social processes of womanhood in Egypt.
