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Tag Archives: Muslim
I Did Not Survive. I Just Refused To Stop.: The Extraordinarily Abnormal Life of an Average Desi Muslim Girl – MissFit Writes
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “There is one unforgivable sin in any society: to be different. Be different and be damned. And yet—whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Middle Eastern Literature, Poetry, World Literature
Tagged culture, Muslim, Pakistan, poetry
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My Dreadful Body – Egana Djabbarova (Author), Lisa C. Hayden (Translator)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Author Egana Djabbarova shares a story about identity, illness, and cultural expectations in her novel, My Dreadful Body. Set between Russia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, it follows a Muslim woman who feels like she belongs nowhere—not in … Continue reading
Posted in Slavic Literature, World Literature
Tagged culture, Muslim, mysogeny
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