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Women’s Writing and Muslim Societies looks at the rise in works concerning Muslim societies by both western and Muslim women – from pioneering female travellers like Freya Stark and Edith Wharton in the early twentieth century, whose accounts of the Orient were usually playful and humorous, to the present day and such works as Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran and Betty Mahmoody’s Not Without My Daughter, which present a radically different view of Muslim Societies marked by fear, hostility and even disgust. The author, Sharif Gemie, also considers a new range of female Muslim writers whose works suggest a variety of other perspectives that speak of difficult journeys, the problems of integration, identity crises and the changing nature of Muslim cultures; in the process, this volume examines varied journeys across cultural, political and religious borders, discussing the problems faced by female travellers, the problems of trans-cultural romances and the difficulties of constructing dialogue between enemy camps.
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Crossing Qalandiya is a series of letters between two women, Daniela and Shireen. They live less than 100km apart, but could never visit one another at home - so instead they write letters. In these letters they discuss family, childcare, recipes, the local beaches . war and ethnic hatred. Daniela is Israeli and Shireen Palestinian. Their exchange is fraught with challenge, but also a sincere desire on each side to understand the thinking and grievances of the other.This is a moving and illuminating exchange of ideas - at once accessible and profound, personal and political - and a beacon of hope in the wilderness of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
Em Recolhendo plumas Daniela I. Norris combina a perspicácia da contação de histórias com uma aguçada consciência espiritual para nos trazer um belo e assombroso conjunto de contos do além. Um baquete para coração, mente e alma. Cada história é mergulhada em desdobramentos intrigantes, que permaneceram com você por muito tempo depois que as páginas foram viradas.
Kenn returns to the Highlands of his youth, back to the river which has haunted his dreams since boyhood. Determined to walk all the way back to its source, Kenn embarks on a journey that will lead him deep into the wilderness of his own heart. Profound and moving, Highland River is a stirring tale of what is lost and what endures, and the unexpected ways we can be renewed.
A guide to understanding the Finns that explores their national characteristics with humour and style.