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GROWING UP FEMINIST IN A MUSLIM LAND
- MEMOIR
With passion and humor, author Amira
Nowaira recounts her experience growing up in |
PRLog
(Press Release) – Nov 14, 2010 –
The memoir written in English is at once a personal journey and an
investigation into the political and social construction of modern
While so many stories are told about women in the Arab world, very few Arab
women have spoken in their own voices. Growing Up Feminist in a
Growing Up Feminist in a Muslim Land is available from Smashwords at:
https://www.smashwords.com/
From Amazon Kindle at:
http://www.amazon.com/
About Amira Nowaira:
Amira Nowaira obtained her Ph. D. in English from Birmingham University, UK.
She is former Chairperson of the Department of English, Faculty of Arts,
Alexandria University, Egypt, and is currently Professor of English Literature
in the same Department. She has published extensively in various fields
including English, Arabic and comparative literature, Arab women’s writing and
translation. She translated into Arabic Susan Bassnett’s book Comparative
Literature: A Critical Introduction and into English (with Azza El Kholy) Iqbal
Qazwini’s novel Zubaida’s Window (Feminist Press, 2008). She is also co-editor
of The Feminist Press's Women Writing Africa: The Northern Region (Feminist
Press 2009). She contributes articles to the Guardian and is the author of Islam,
Gender and Modernity.
Contact:
amira.nowaira@