Marginalisation of muslim writers in South Asian literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's English works
This article argues that there appears to be a pattern of disregarding the literary contributions of South Asian Muslim writers who produced English texts on a variety of topics. It then mainly contextualises Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s English works in the tradition of South Asian writing in English...
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| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2012
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/28243/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28243/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28243/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28243/1/marginalisation_of_muslim_writers_in_south_asian_literature.pdf |
| Summary: | This article argues that there appears to be a pattern of disregarding the literary contributions of South Asian Muslim writers who produced English texts on a variety of topics. It then mainly contextualises Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s English works in the tradition of South Asian writing in English to identify a continuous trend of undervaluing Muslim literary contributions in English in the region. The article thus argues for a re-assessment of the evaluation of this literary tradition, so that the many forgotten South Asian Muslim writers in English, including Rokeya, regain their long overdue recognition. |
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