These twenty-one personal stories are told by women from practically all backgrounds and persuasions--devout and not-so devout, professionals and housewives, westernized and traditional, wearing jeans, hijab, or niqab, straight and gay, and originally from Africa, North America, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Asia--revealing in their own ways what it means to them to be a Muslim woman (a Muslimah). What we get is a complex of stories, all challenging conventions and stereotypes, and united by two ideas--Islam (or the Quran) and nationality (Canadian).
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mawenzi House
ISBN-10
1927494826
ISBN-13
9781927494820
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237636097
Product Key Features
Book Title
Muslimah Who Fell to Earth : and Other Personal Stories by Muslim Canadian Women
Author
Saima S. Hussain
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women Authors, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Personal Memoirs, General, Women's Studies
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, Social Science, Fiction
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hq1170.M8491 2016
Reviews
"The candid and authentic voices in The Muslimah Who Fell to Earth add much to what is becoming an increasingly important conversation." --The Toronto Star"The anthology is stocked with an impressive array of diverse stories and it's takeaway follows suit: that Muslim women in Canada--and the world--are a diverse demographic. There is no mainstream voice here that dominates the others, no typical portrait that shuts out the rest. [. . .] Everyone is heard."--AltMuslimah