What's the Word? Muslim Women Writers

Length 29:00
Licensor Modern Language Association
Producer(s) Sally Placksin
Formats Special
Topics Instructional, Literature, Women
Produced February, 2006
Added to PRX February 22, 2006
 

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Summary:

Works by female writers from Muslim countries offer us important perspectives on questions of religion, nationalism, and the role of women in Islamic and Arab culture.

Website:

http://www.mla.org/radio

Additional Credits and Funding:

Technical Director: Duke Markos, Production Coordinator: Lee Morgan

Timely on:

March: Women's History Month

Tones:

Engaging, Polished, Thoughtful

Language:

English

Description:

Three women explore works by Muslim women writers that break down stereotypes, raise questions, and explore contradictions between their experience and the traditional doctrines of the cultures in which they live. On this program, Egyptian-born Leila Ahmed talks about and reads from her 1999 memoir, _A Border Passage_; Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi discusses Algerian writer Assia Djebar's novel _Far from Medina_; and Farzaneh Milani explores the work of Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad.

Well-suited to Women's History Month in March

Photo: Leila Ahmed
Photo Credit: Harvard Divinity School

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