Heart Tantrums and Brain Tumours e-bog
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When Aisha Sarwari moved to America as a young woman, she set out to create her own identity and story. Born in Uganda, she had never lived in South Asia, yet struggled to reconcile the cultural expectation to be a good Muslim girl with her desire for equality and acceptance.After she met Yasser, a Pakistani law student, they returned to their ancestral country and married. Little did they know...
E-bog
96,50 DKK
Forlag
Hurst Publishers
Udgivet
11 august 2023
Længde
456 sider
Genrer
Gender studies: women and girls
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781787389984
When Aisha Sarwari moved to America as a young woman, she set out to create her own identity and story. Born in Uganda, she had never lived in South Asia, yet struggled to reconcile the cultural expectation to be a good Muslim girl with her desire for equality and acceptance.After she met Yasser, a Pakistani law student, they returned to their ancestral country and married. Little did they know that a brain tumour would become a near-lethal third wheel in their relationship. The cancer gnawed at Yassers personality, provoking aggressive outbursts. Was the illness still the explanation for his violence, or had it become an excuse? Aisha began to see their marriage within a bigger pictureof an oppressive society, and of the tug between feminist principles and personal happiness.Between Africa, America and Pakistan,Heart Tantrums and Brain Tumoursis a unique story of identity and belonging, misogyny and motherhood, patriarchy and partnership. Its searing honesty and political passionreveal one womans battle to redefine the rulesby fighting for, and sometimes with, the man she loves.