Bibliograph

The things I would tell you, British Muslim women write, edited by Sabrina Mahfouz

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Label

The things I would tell you, British Muslim women write, edited by Sabrina Mahfouz

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

mixed forms

Main title

The things I would tell you

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

981986023

Responsibility statement

edited by Sabrina Mahfouz

Sub title

British Muslim women write

Summary

AFrom established literary heavyweights to emerging spoken word artists, the writers in this ground-breaking collection blow away the narrow image of the 'Muslim Woman'. Hear from users of Islamic Tinder, a disenchanted Maulana working as a TV chat show host and a plastic surgeon blackmailed by MI6. Follow the career of an actress with Middle-Eastern heritage whose dreams of playing a ghostbuster spiral into repeat castings as a jihadi bride. Among stories of honour killings and ill-fated love in besieged locations, we also find heart-warming connections and powerful challenges to the status quo. From Algiers to Brighton, these stories transcend time and place revealing just how varied the search for belonging can be

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