Review: Jasmine and Stars: Reading More than Lolita in Tehran (UNC Press, 2007)
By Ali A., Islamic Insights, Feb 9-15, 2009
While reading a text assigned for your class on a topic related to Islam and Muslims, ever had that feeling of frustration, “That’s NOT how it is!”? You know the reading is full of holes, yet [...]
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OF GRIEF AND PASSION: LADIES MAJALIS IN OUR COMMUNITY
Posted in Community, Culture, Education, Gender, Meditations, Muharram, Sectarian Relations on May 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
(Written by KZ with valuable input from my sisters, relatives, and friends)
I have been meaning to get back to my writing for a couple of months now. Just couldn’t. You know… how our schedules get like during Muharram. I usually had three to four majalis invites for each day. If you live in Karachi, you [...]