Muslim South Asia is widely characterized as a culture that idealizes female anonymity: women's bodies are veiled and their voices silenced. Challenging these perceptions, Siobhan Lambert-Hurley highl
Muslim South Asia is widely characterized as a culture that idealizes female anonymity: women's bodies are veiled and their voices silenced. Challenging these perceptions, Siobhan Lambert-Hurley highl
This is the original English translation of the first Indian Muslim woman's experiences in the 'West'. Atiya Fyzee's (1877-1967), travelogue-cum-diary was published in an Urdu journal and then in 192
Many consider the autobiography to be a Western genre that represents the self as fully autonomous. The contributors toSpeaking of the Self challenge this presumption by examining a wide range of wome
Many consider the autobiography to be a Western genre that represents the self as fully autonomous. The contributors toSpeaking of the Self challenge this presumption by examining a wide range of wome