The Colour of God / Ayesha Siddiqua Chaudhry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chaudhry, Ayesha S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim women--Canada--Biography.

Muslim women.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Chaudhry, Ayesha S--Religion.

Chaudhry, Ayesha S.

Chaudhry, Ayesha S--Family.

Canada.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

290 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Color of God

Place of Publication:

London, England : Oneworld Publications, 2021.

Summary:

At the age of 23, Ayesha Chaudhry removed her face veil to begin her studies in New York City. Braiding together Western, South Asian and Quranic storytelling styles, Chaudhry weaves her personal experiences with incisive social commentary to uncover the meaning of faith and belonging, love and betrayal, family and womanhood. In so doing, she offers us a vision of freedom that isnt measured in fabric. Chaudhry is a Professor of Gender and Islamic Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Part I

Anguish

Part II

Assimilation

Second Generation

Theft

Unexpected Visitors

Early Talker

Education

Ultimatum

Scripts

Home, Again

Extremism

Jet Skiing on the Mediterranean

Hair Diaries

Children

Part III

`Please Water Me'.

Notes:

"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." --Monica Ali, from cover.

ISBN:

9781786079251

1786079259

9780861540853

0861540859

OCLC:

1252632025

Publisher Number:

99987674219