Sex in the Arab World

The World

Since the Arab Spring, many young Arabs are beginning to re-think politics, religion and sex.

Marco Werman speaks with author and broadcaster Shereen el Feki who spent five years researching sex in the Middle East region and wrote about what she learned in her book: "Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World."
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