Muslim women's writing from across the Middle East Jussawalla, Feroza F. 1953- editor. Omran, Doaa editor. text bibliography nyu New York, NY Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group 2021 monographic eng

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xvi, 260 pages ; 23 cm "Muslim women have been stereotyped by Western academia as oppressed and voiceless. This volume problematizes this Western academic representation. Muslim Women Writers from the Middle East from Out al-Kouloub al-Dimerdashiyyah (1899-1968) and Latifa al-Zayat (1923-1996) from Egypt, to current diasporic writers such as Tamara Chalabi from Iraq, Mohja Kahf from Syria, and even trendy writers such as Alexandra Chreiteh, challenge the received notion of Middle Eastern women as subjugated and secluded. The younger largely Muslim women scholars collected in this book present cutting edge theoretical perspectives on these Muslim women writers. This book includes essays from the conflict-ridden countries such as Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and the resultant diaspora. The strengths of Muslim women writers are captured by the scholars included herein. The approach is feminist, post-colonial, and disruptive of Western stereotypical academic tropes"-- edited by Feroza Jussawalla and Doaa Omran. Includes bibliographical references and index. ENH aw----- Middle Eastern literature Women authors History and criticism Middle Eastern literature Muslim authors History and criticism Middle Eastern literature 20th century History and criticism Middle Eastern literature 21th century History and criticism Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature National characteristics in literature Memory in literature Muslim women in literature PJ809 809.8928709056 9780367569792 9781003100164 9780367569761 2020046669 DLC 260223 20260223123857.0 45358 eng