In this essay i look at how her literary representations negotiate religious and feminist discourses in doing so. The story chronicles syrian immigrant khadra shamy. The author is a syrian muslim immigrant, now a professor at a us university. The girl in the tangerine scarf august 22, 2006 edition. The symbol of the veil in mohja kahfs the girl in the. May have markings, water damage, missing jacketcdssupplemental materials, and heavy wear. This paper challenges the thought that the term muslim woman connotes submissive or backward and is in need of rescue by the west through a literary analysis of the work by mohja kahf b. Culture analysis in mohja kahfs the girl in the tangerine scarf.
Mohja kahf syrian immigrant khadra shamy is growing up in a devout, tightly knit muslim family in 1970s indiana, at the crossroads of bad polyester and islamic dress codes. Mohja kahf s the girl in the tangerine scarf thesis presented to universitas islam negeri maulana malik ibrahim malang in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of sarjana sastra s. The girl in the tangerine scarf, a new novel by mojha kahf is about a syrian girl transplanted to the american midwest in the 1970s. What other forms of american religious pluralism are represented. Her tangerine scarf represents her connection to teta, syria and her quest to find herself. Negotiating liminal identities in mohja kahfs the girl in the tangerine scarf. Homeland america, bismillah mohja kahfs the girl in the.
Pdf the process of faith development in mohja kahfs the. Values are qualities and characteristics seen in things, in particular the positive characteristics actual and potential mason 2002, 7. In the girl in the tangerine scarf mohja kahf vividly describes the tumultuous life of a muslim in america with all imaginable hardships and shows the possibility of equilibrium attaining with society, god and personal identity on the example of a syrian immigrant khadra who comes into cultural clashes with the rest of the american world. The girl in the tangerine scarf ebook download free pdf. Human rights is the handhold, pass it on, in carolina derobertis, ed.
They are often placed around the necks of statues and hung on the top of thangkas. In putting on a tangerine scarf, she is embracing her new, improved, tolerant self. This research investigates the elements of culture implied in the girl in the tangerine scarf, a novel by mohja kahf. In her novel, the girl in the tangerine scarf 2006, kahf focuses on the oppressive and discriminatory practices muslim women encounter when wearing the hijab or veil where the main character and narrator experiences a type of identity split, or fragmentation, when assimilating into mainstream american culture. Her family has been involved in syrian opposition politics, a theme reflected in the life of her character khadra of the girl in the tangerine scarf. Mohja kahf s reading at the levantine center on july 14th.
She earned a phd in comparative literature from rutgers university and is the author of the poetry collections hagar poems 2016 and emails from scheherazad 2003 and the novel the girl in the tangerine scarf 2006. Kahf also recognises the orientalist heritage of a western commentary on and representation of the east. Essay on the girl in the tangerine scarf mohja kahf brand. What different forms of islamic diversity does kahf incorporated into her novel.
A study of mohja kahfs emails from scheherazad and the girl in the tangerine scarf find, read and cite all the research. The girl in the tangerine scarf is an amazingly balanced book, presenting a 3dimensional representation of growing up in islam in america. Muslimerican literatures and cultures reading questions on mohja khafs the girl in the tangerine scarf part one 1. Dudes got some real fond memories of his childhood home, there. The girl in the tangerine scarf by mojha kahf publicaffairs. Mohja kahf s the girl in the tangerine scarf by martina koegelerabdi, university of copenhagen, denmark abstract. A novel 9780786715190 by mohja kahf and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. In the novel, kahf presents how bigotry and prejudice can be. A novel by mohja kahf syrian immigrant khadra shamy is growing up in a devout, tightly knit muslim family in 1970s indiana, at the crossroads of bad polyester and islamic dress codes. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in. White silk khata greeting scarf natures energies health. A cultural translator in mohja kahf s the girl in the tangerine scarf aje vol. Negotiating liminal identities in mohja kahfs the girl in the.
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Essay on the girl in the tangerine scarf mohja kahf. Aug 18, 2010 mohja kahf reads an excerpt from her novel, the girl in the tangerine scarf at the levantine cultural center on july 14, 2010. The symbol of the veil in mohja kahf s the girl in the tangerine scarf dr. In her novel the girl in the tangerine scarf 2006, syrianamerican mohja kahf engages in the representation of an experience similar to hers. May 20, 2015 this pin was discovered by allie turner. The girl in the tangerine scarf by mohja kahf 2006.
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The story of khadra in the book the girl in the tangerine scarf exposes to us how it is like growing up in america as an islam. Kahf borrowed details from her own life she moved from syria. The girl in the tangerine scarf by mohja kahf caroll and graf publishers, 2006, 444 pp. The girl in the tangerine scarf perseus, 2006 emails from scheherazad u florida, 2003 western representations of the muslim woman. Along with her brother eyad and her continue reading. Okay, youre probably wondering what im talking about if you havent noticed the title of the post. Areen khalifeh assistant professor english literature and criticism philadelphia university jordan abstract this paper discusses the symbol of the veil in mohja kahfs the girl in the tangerine scarf from a postcolonial critical perspective. It is a riveting debut from an important new voice. This paper aims to examine the novel the girl in the tangerine scarf 2006 by mohja kahf b. Get ebooks the girl in the tangerine scarf on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free.
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