Book jacket image for Eyeliner by Zahra Hankir

Penguin

9780143137092

STARRED REVIEW

Eyeliner

Zahra Hankiri’s Eyeliner offers an eye-opening and surprisingly intimate cultural perspective on the titular cosmetic.

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Review of ‘Eyeliner’

Makeup is typically linked to beautification—a palette of products marketed to make us feel more confident, attractive and put-together. This includes eyeliner, often applied in tandem with eyeshadow and mascara to enhance the eyes.

But as Zahra Hankir (Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World) explains in her…

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