About The Book

Illuminating the Difference is about female beauty and male desire. Drawing upon traditional Afro-Arab sources dating back to the ninth century, the book explores the aesthetic qualities that men desire in women. 

The book celebrates the diversity of beautiful women and explores why men desire women of particular skin colours and ethnic backgrounds, and discusses the historic reasons why men have generally preferred fair skinned women. 

The author also discusses what matters most to a man in terms of attractiveness; a woman’s face or body, why do men desire multiple women and includes a number of countries with the most beautiful women in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

About The Author

Habeeb Akande was born in London, England, graduated from Kingston University with first class BA with Honours degree in Business and Film Studies. After his graduation, Habeeb travelled to Cairo, Egypt in pursuit of studying traditional Islamic Sciences. 

A student of the Maliki school of jurisprudence, Habeeb studied Arabic, Islamic Law and Islamic History at al-Azhar High School and University.