Ayesha S. Chaudhry

The Colour of God

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Produktbeschreibung

Braiding together Western, South Asian and Quranic storytelling styles, Ayesha illuminates what it means to exist in a world that demands something different from each of her identities. With lyricism and precision, she weaves her personal experiences with incisive social commentary to uncover the meaning of faith and belonging, love and betrayal, family and womanhood.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 136mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9780861540853
• ISBN-10: 0861540859
• Artikelnr.: 60464711

Autorenporträt

Ayesha S. Chaudhry was born in Toronto and earned her PhD from New York University. She is a Professor of Gender and Islamic Studies. She teaches at the University of British Columbia and lives in Vancouver. 

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'The Colour of God is an engrossing read, not because it tells the story of one woman's journey from "subjugation" within a puritanical sect of Islam to finding 'liberation' by taking off her veil, but because it refuses and interrogates these facile labels. Chaudhry is brilliant at dissecting how fundamentalism took root in her family, and she's equally good at holding up a mirror to the culture that tends to dehumanise those who don't conform to its norms.'

Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane

'The Colour of God is an engrossing read, not because it tells the story of one woman's journey from "subjugation" within a puritanical sect of Islam to finding 'liberation' by taking off her veil, but because it refuses and interrogates these facile labels. Chaudhry is brilliant at dissecting how fundamentalism took root in her family, and she's equally good at holding up a mirror to the culture that tends to dehumanise those who don't conform to its norms.'
Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane