Wiles of Men and other stories by Salwa Bakr.

The word empowerment means to give somebody a sense of confidence or self-esteem. The word repression means the process of suppressing somebody or the condition of having political, social, or cultural freedom controlled by force. "That Beautiful Undiscovered Voice", tells a story of a woman, Sayyida, who on her own, discovers that she has this beautiful voice and uses that voice to empower herself and get away from repression. After being married and having four …

…she still continued to pull out that voice because it empowered her. I know that when I read the story I felt so lucky that I didn't have any to shut me down, when I wanted to talk or voice my opinion. So, even though she was silenced in the end, with her story she inspires many women to continue to speak up. Work-Cited Gates, Leslie. Reading Women's Lives. U.S.A: Pearson Custom Publishing: 2002.