ISBN:
9781920590321
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (216 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Riding the Samoosa Express : Personal Narratives of Marriage and Beyond
DDC:
306.70882
Keywords:
Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Islam
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Muslim women -- South Africa -- Biography
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Muslim women -- South Africa -- Social conditions
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Riding the Samosa Express is a collection of life stories exploring issues of marriage, love, loss, family life, culture, religious beliefs, suburban life, local and international politics, freedom and education among other important issues faced by professional and well-educated Muslim women who have not been held back by global stereotypes
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Content; Introduction; Part One: The road towards marriage; Education and Izzat!; Exiting limbo; Mrs Independent; Only He as my Creator is the best of all planners!; My ideal partner; Run, samoosa, run; My Samoosa Express to finding my soul mate; Hope, love, faith; Part Two: Identity; Surrounded by women of strength; The creation of complex me; About ME; Reflections; Only ""Oomi!""; Domination versus submission; Veils from the past; Against all odds; ""Not a suitable career for a young Muslim girl""; My journey into spiritual awakening
Description / Table of Contents:
From the depths of my soulPart Three: Marriage and beyond; The tale of two sorrows; The road to the kitchen less travelled; MahabbaLillah, my child; To Mummy, with love; Out of the fish tank... and into the pond; "Pull yourself together!" - battling depression in pregnancy; Motherly instinct; Divorce was not an option; Contributors; Glossary; Notes
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