Apr 14, 2016 hoosiers supporting literacy is a unique initiative where noteworthy hoosiers are matched with hoosier classic pieces of literature, both fiction and nonfiction. The girl in the tangerine scarf is an amazingly balanced book, presenting a 3dimensional representation of growing up in islam in america. As the new york times wrote, mohja kahf, an arabamerican writer, draws. Our hypothesis in this article is that in mohja kahf s the girl in the tangerine scarf the main character negotiates her subjectivity in the space of diaspora and she does so through her choice of clothes, as we will show below. The girl in the tangerine scarf, a new novel by mohja kahf, is about a syrian girl transplanted to the american midwest in the 1970s.
The girl in the tangerine scarf charts the spiritual and social landscape of muslims in middle america, from five daily prayers to the indy 500 car race. The story chronicles syrian immigrant khadra shamy, a young woman growing up in a devout, tightly knit muslim family in 1970s indiana, at the crossroads of bad polyester and islamic dress codes. Go search todays deals best sellers customer service find a. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. It is a riveting debut from an important new voice.
In putting on a tangerine scarf, she is embracing her new, improved, tolerant self. 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. Along with her brother eyad and her africanamerican. She is the author of a poetry book, emails from scheherazad, and a novel, the girl in the tangerine scarf.
Her tangerine scarf represents her connection to teta, syria and her quest to find herself. Negotiating muslim womens rights and identity in american diaspora space. What is interesting to me about kahfs poems is the fact that she built on the notion of resistance through storytelling by crafting poems that exist on the page. The symbol of the veil in mohja kahf s the girl in the tangerine scarf dr. Khadras growth as a person through her multiple identities as a woman, an arab, a muslim, an american, a student, a daughter, a sister, a friend, and so on, highlights the complexities that entangle first generation americans who are caught. The girl in the tangerine scarf ebook by mojha kahf.
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. When khadra takes off her scarf in syria, she is shedding the old, judgmental, blackandwhite khadra. Her novel the girl in the tangerine scarf was a one book reading at indiana university east richmond, indiana in 2017. Poet and scholar mohja kahf was born in damascus, syria. Not without my daughter betty mahmoody epub zeke23. Aug 22, 2006 mohja kahf presents an insiders loving view of islam through this comingofage immigrant novel, the girl in the tangerine scarf. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. A novel by mohja kahf publicaffairs, 2006 paperback. Along with her brother eyad and her africanamerican friends, hakim and hanifa, she bikes the indianapolis streets exploring the faultlines between muslim and. Through a close reading of arab american novelist mohja kahfs the girl in the tangerine scarf 2006 and arab british novelist leila aboulelas the translator. The girl in the tangerine scarf quotes by mohja kahf. The girl in the tangerine scarf was published in 2006, and it tells the story of khadra. If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four. Negotiating liminal identities in mohja kahfs the girl in.
Hoosiers supporting literacy is a unique initiative where noteworthy hoosiers are matched with hoosier classic pieces of literature, both fiction and. In her only novel to date, the girl in the tangerine scarf, she draws on her. The author is a syrian muslim immigrant, now a professor at a us university. Pdf the girl in the tangerine scarf download read online. Girl in the tangerine scarf is a novel, and, as such, is fictional. Khadras growth as a person through her multiple identities as a woman, an arab, a muslim, an american, a student, a daughter, a sister, a friend, and so on, highlights the complexities that entangle first generation americans who are. From termagant to odalisque university of texas press, 1999. She has a storytelling knack, but the subject matter is where she pours heart and soul.
The girl in the tangerine scarf ebook download free pdf. Mohja kahf s reading at the levantine center on july 14th. Kahf is an associate professor of comparative literature at rutgers. Khadra shamy, a young syrian girl, moves to indiana with her family to be missionaries to the evil western world and help the american muslims navigate the difficulties in clashes between shariah law and american law. Areen khalifeh assistant professor english literature and criticism philadelphia university jordan abstract this paper discusses the symbol of the veil in mohja kahf s the girl in the tangerine scarf from a postcolonial critical perspective. 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. Khadras growth as a person through her multiple identities as a woman, an arab, a muslim, an american, a student, a daughter, a sister, a friend, and so on, highlights the complexities that entangle first generation americans who are caught in an eastwest. 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. Mohja kahf reads an excerpt from her novel, the girl in the tangerine scarf at the levantine cultural center on july 14, 2010.
In each chapter i examine the hyphenated identities of these novels protagonists, hala, soraya, khadija, and khadra. The girl in the tangerine scarf by mojha kahf overdrive. 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. Acces pdf the girl in tangerine scarf mohja kahf the girl in tangerine scarf mohja kahf the girl in tangerine scarf girl in the tangerine scarf is a novel, and, as such, is fictional. Self and identity in the girl in the tangerine scarf femtales. Essay on the girl in the tangerine scarf mohja kahf brand.
Homeland america, bismillah mohja kahfs the girl in the. This thesis adopts a transnational and postcolonial feminist approach in exploring arab american womens literature. Its about khadra shamy, the daughter of syrian immigrants to indianapolis, whose parents become heavily involved with the dawah centre. Beautifully written and featuring an exuberant cast of characters, the girl in the tangerine scarf charts the spiritual and social landscape of muslims in middle america, from five daily prayers to the indy 500 car race. No im not bald under the scarfno im not from that country where women cant drive cars. The use of girl in the title is strange since, as is made clear by the cover, she has a tangerine scarf as a woman, not as a girl. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. The girl in the tangerine scarf by mohja kahf dissertation essay help find an example of cultural tension that relates to khadras friendships with people outside her community. The novel is a work of fiction which relates to the writers own experiences of being an arab muslim woman living in the united states of america henceforth referred to as u. Mohja kahf s the girl in the tangerine scarf 2006 narrates the experience of a syrianborn muslim woman, khadra, living in a tightknit muslim community in a small town in indiana. Along with her brother eyad and her africanamerican friends, hakim and hanifa, she bikes the indianapolis streets exploring the. From what we seem to know, her young parents opted to leave syria to continue their studies abroad. The symbol of the veil in mohja kahfs the girl in the tangerine scarf dr. Syrian immigrant khadra shamy is growing up in a devout, tightly knit muslim family in 1970s indiana, at the crossroads.
It is set mostly in indianapolis, against recent historical events. Kahf s work explores themes of cultural dissonance and overlap between muslimamerican and other communities, both religious and secular. Mohja kahf presents an insiders loving view of islam through this comingofage immigrant novel, the girl in the tangerine scarf. Buy the girl in the tangerine scarf book online at low. A novel by mohja kahf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The plot of mohja kahf s 2006a the girl in the tangerine scarf covers the early days of muslim diasporic communities in america in the 1970s to the more troubled days of muslimamerican relationship of the 1980s and 1990s. Her first book of poetry, emails from scheherazad, was a finalist for the. The main characters islamic identity constructed in 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. From publishers weekly in comp lit professor kahfs fiction debut, khadra shamy recalls growing up in an immigrant syrian family. Khadras growth as a person through her multiple identities as a woman, an arab, a muslim, an american, a student, a daughter, a sister, a friend, and so on, highlights the complexities that entangle first. I was surprised at how much i could identify with khadra and how much i could identify with those who angered and hurt her. The girl in the tangerine scarf by mohja kahf dissertation. Get ebooks the girl in the tangerine scarf on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. The story chronicles syrian immigrant khadra shamy, a young woman growing up in a devout, tightly knit muslim family in 1970s indiana, at.
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The girl in the tangerine scarf by mohja kahf illinois and syria. The girl in the tangerine scarf by mohja kahf 1,314 ratings, 3. One hundred years of solitude by gabriel garcia marquez pdf, epub, fb2 free download. Mohja kahf born 1967, damascus, syria is an arabamerican poet and author. Gerges 2003 pointed out that the 1970s saw the growing numbers of muslim migration to america. Download and read free online the girl in the tangerine scarf. The girl in the tangerine scarf is a novel written by american author mohja kahf and published in 2006. Aug 17, 2010 mohja kahf s reading at the levantine center on july 14th. Islam, morality, modesty, gender and genderrelations, sexuality, politics, and especially identity are important aspects of her work. Her grandfather, a member of the syrian parliament, was exiled from syria in the late 1960s. Mohja kahfs the girl in the tangerine scarf am not saying that islam does not permit polygyny. By making use of such a recurring pattern, kahf questions the view which.
Syrianamerican writer mohja kahfs novel the girl in the tangerine scarf was published in 2006,1 within the framework of a remarkable increase in literary production by arabamerican writers and poets, starting at least three decades ago. Kahf s first book of poetry, emails from scheherazad, was a finalist for the 2004 paterson poetry prize. Muslim women, fiction, syrian americans, social conditions, muslims, ethnic relations. This paper aims to examine the novel the girl in the tangerine scarf 2006 by mohja kahf b. May 31, 2011 more interestingly, mohja kahf takes the reference a step further in her collection of poems emails from scheherazad. It is also odd because one of the books points is that the protagonist is an adult. The symbol of the veil in mohja kahfs the girl in the. Ive just finished reading mohja kahfs book the girl in the tangerine scarf. Kahf borrowed details from her own life she moved from syria. 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. Mohja kahf was born in damascus, syria, in 1967 to parents who immigrated to the united states in 1971.
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Excerpts from the girl in the tangerine scarf, part i. In particular, i focus on the jordanianpalestinian american novel, west of the jordan by laila halaby, and the syrian american novel, the girl in the tangerine scarf by mohja kahf. The process of faith development in mohja kahfs the girl in. Click here if your download doesnt start automatically. You dress strangequot said a tenthgrade boy with bright blue hairto the new muslim girl with the headscard in homeroomhis tonguerings clicking on the. An islamic feminist study of kahf s the girl in the tangerine scarf article pdf available. Along with her brother eyad and her africanamerican friends, hakim and hanifa, she bikes the indianapolis streets exploring the faultlines between muslim and american. Explain how the experience helped shape her identity and impact her adult experiences.
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