I Killed Scheherazade - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook I Killed Scheherazade write by Jumānah Sallūm Ḥaddād. This book was released on 2011. I Killed Scheherazade available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fiery and candid; a provocative and courageous exploration of what it means to be an Arab woman today.
I Killed Scheherazade
I Killed Scheherazade - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook I Killed Scheherazade write by Joumana Haddad. This book was released on 2011-09. I Killed Scheherazade available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For centuries the heroine of "The Arabian Nights," Scheherazade, defined the Arab woman--until Joumana Haddad, an Arab woman herself, had had enough. Haddad angrily challenges prevalent notions of identity and womanhood in the Middle East in this intrepid exploration. While she finds the West's dominant portrayal of Arab women appalling, she finds the image projected by many Middle Eastern women to be infuriating as well. She discusses her intellectual development and the liberating effect of literature on her life, and in the process she transcends religious and cultural perspectives. Ultimately she argues that every woman has not only the right but the duty to ignore social, political, and sexual expectations and be true to herself. Fiery and candid, this is a provocative exploration of what it means to be an Arab woman today that will enlighten and inform a new international feminism. For Haddad, Scheherazade is dead, and the time has come for Arab women to tell their own stories.
I Killed Scheherazade
I Killed Scheherazade - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook I Killed Scheherazade write by Jumānah Sallūm Ḥaddād. This book was released on . I Killed Scheherazade available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this provocative book Joumana Haddad uses the format of the political pamphlet to describe the liberating impact of literature on her life. She tells of reading the Marquis de Sade at twelve, of her metamorphosis into an award-winning poet, and reflects upon how this has shaped her as an Arab woman, as a writer and as a magazine editor. Joumana challenges prevalent notions of identity and womanhood in the Middle East and speaks of how she came to create the Arab world's first erotic literary magazine, Jasad (Body), that has earned her both admiration and censure. Fiery and candid, I Killed Scheherazade is a provocative exploration of what it means to be an 'Arab woman' today.
Superman is an Arab
Superman is an Arab - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Superman is an Arab write by Joumana Haddad. This book was released on 2012-09-17. Superman is an Arab available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is not a manifesto against men in general. Nor is it a manifesto against Arab men in particular. It is, however, a howl in the face of a particular species of men: the macho species, Supermen, as they like to envision themselves. But Superman is a lie. In this explosive sequel to I Killed Scheherazade, Joumana Haddad examines the patriarchal system that continues to dominate in the Arab world and beyond. From monotheist religions and the concept of marriage to institutionalised machismo and widespread double standards, Haddad reflects upon the vital need for a new masculinity in these times of revolution and change in the Middle East. 'The revolution and its backlash are not just being fought in the streets, squares and elections across the Middle East, but also on the faces and bodies of millions of Arab women and their sisters across the world. Haddad speaks for all of us. It's time to listen.' Bidisha 'One of the most intelligent, talented and courageous young Arab poets and intellectuals today' Mahmoud Darwish 'The Germain Greer of Lebanon' Independent.
The Silence of Scheherazade
The Silence of Scheherazade - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Silence of Scheherazade write by Defne Suman. This book was released on 2021-08-19. The Silence of Scheherazade available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. September 1905. At the heart of the Ottoman Empire, in the ancient city of Smyrna, Scheherazade is born to an opium-dazed mother. At the very same moment, an Indian spy sails into the golden-hued, sycamore-scented city with a secret mission from the British Empire. When he leaves, 17 years later, it will be to the smell of kerosene and smoke as the city, and its people, are engulfed in flames. Told through the intertwining fates of a Levantine, a Greek, a Turkish and an Armenian family, this unforgettable novel reveals a city, and a culture, now lost to time. 'Fiercely intelligent, finely textured and achingly beautiful' Elif Shafak 'Utterly delightful' Buki Papillon 'This rich tale of love and loss gives voice to the silenced, and adds music to their histories' Maureen Freely, Chair, English PEN 'A must-read' Ayse Arman, Hu ̈rriyet 'A symphony of literature' Açik Radyo 'Defne Suman is a story-teller. She tells the story of how love, emotions and identities are influenced by socio-political events of a lifetime' Cumhuriyet Newspaper 'A wonderfully braided story of family secrets set in the magical city of Smyrna, told in luminous prose' Lou Ureneck, author of Smyrna, September 1922
