Women's Writing and Muslim Societies looks at the rise in works concerning Muslim societies by both western and Muslim women - from pioneering female travellers like Freya Stark and Edith Wharton in the early twentieth century, whose accounts of the Orient were usually playful and humorous, to the present day and such works as Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran and Betty Mahmoody's Not Without My Daughter, which present a radically different view of Muslim Societies marked by fear, hostility and even disgust. The author, Sharif Gemie, also considers a new range of female Muslim writers whose works suggest a variety of other perspectives that speak of difficult journeys, the problems of integration, identity crises and the changing nature of Muslim cultures; in the process, this volume examines varied journeys across cultural, political and religious borders, discussing the problems faced by female travellers, the problems of trans-cultural romances and the difficulties of constructing dialogue between enemy camps.

About the Author
Sharif Gemie is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the University of South Wales, and External Examiner for History at the University of Lancaster.

Reviews
"Innovative... This book is especially recommended for those interested in women's studies, Muslim studies, and comparative literature."--B. Harlow, University of Texas at Austin "Choice " ". . fills a lack in current studies of women's writing from and about the cultures that make up the Muslim world from Afghanistan to Morocco and is notable for the conversations it suggests among those who attend her "party with a hundred women." Journal of Middle East women's studies 10:3



Book Information
ISBN 9780708325407
Author Sharif Gemie
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint University of Wales Press
Publisher University of Wales Press
Weight(grams) 249g