“For most inhabitants of the Arab world, the prevailing cultural attitude toward women - fed and encouraged by Wahhabi doctrine, which is based on Bedouin social norms rather than Islamic jurisprudence - often trumps the rights accorded to women by Islam.”

American comics writer, prose author, and essayist

Gwendolyn Willow Wilson is an American comics writer, prose author, and essayist. Her work is most often described as magical realism, and she is best known for writing across comics and prose. Wilson writes in several forms, moving between graphic storytelling, fiction, and essays. Her work is associated with magical realism, a mode that blends everyday life with elements that feel unreal or extraordinary.