Five Scarves: Doing the Impossible - If We Can Reverse Cell Fate, Why Can t We Redefine Success? - Softcover

Dajani, Rana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 153613774X ISBN 13: 9781536137743

Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc, 2018

Synopsis

Rana Dajani’s Five Scarves: Doing the Impossible—If We Can Reverse Cell Fate, Why Can’t We Redefine Success? is an exploration of the intersections between gender, race, religion, and science told through the eyes of one of the world’s leading Muslim women scientists. Dajani, a Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at the Hashemite University of Jordan, points to the 2006 discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells which allowed researchers to reverse engineer embryonic life forms, and asks us why a similar breakthrough might not be possible in the pursuit of gender equality. Seeking a paradigm shift in the fight against women’s oppression, Dajani makes the case for radically transforming the social institutions, cultures, and customs of our world to fully validate and support all women. The reader is led through the many phases of Dajani’s dizzying life journey, from the bustling world of Amman, to the quiet neighborhoods of Iowa City, back through Jordan’s universities, s

Edition details

• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 153613774X
• ISBN 13: 9781536137743
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 131