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 kids, she is withheld from the freedoms of life. She is restricted to house cleaning, cooking, shopping for food, taking care of…