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My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself Zeba Talkhani

My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself By Zeba Talkhani

My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself by Zeba Talkhani

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A journey of faith, feminism and self-discovery

My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself Summary

My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself by Zeba Talkhani

'Brilliant and brutally honest, this memoir ropes you in with every page. The intimacy that Zeba evokes will remind you of your own sister opening her heart to you.' Meena Kandasamy, author of When I Hit You, shortlisted for The Women's Prize

28-year-old Zeba Talkhani charts her experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia amid patriarchal customs reminiscent of The Handmaid's Tale, and her journey to find freedom in India, Germany and the UK.
Talkhani offers a fresh perspective on living as an outsider and examines her relationship with her mother and the challenges she faced when she experienced hair loss at a young age.

Rejecting the traditional path her culture had chosen for her, Talkhani became financially independent and married on her own terms in the UK. Drawing on her personal experiences Talkhani shows how she fought for the right to her individuality as a Muslim feminist and refused to let negative experiences define her.

My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself Reviews

Talkhani writes with disarming honesty about how she was able to finally forge an identity away from the confines of family and religion. * Vogue *
A fearless voice that tells its hard-won truths with immense strength, and a lot of love. It is a beautiful and important book which belongs at the centre of our cultural life. * Preti Taneja, author of We That Are Young *
Fascinating * Scotsman *
Touching on often taboo subjects like hair loss, Talkhani's story of grit is a portrait of a young woman who refused to let others define her. * ELLE *
Insightful...Written with unflinching honesty . . . Political, personal, religious, revealing and beautifully written, Talkhani is a writer to watch. * Stylist *
Brilliant and brutally honest, this memoir ropes you in with every page. The intimacy that Zeba evokes will remind you of your own sister opening her heart to you. * Meena Kandasamy, author of When I Hit You, shortlisted for The Women's Prize *
An addictive, vital read. Talkhani interrogates the outsider narrative in ways that feel expansive, timely and wholly inspiring. * Irenosen Okojie, author of Butterfly Fish *
A brave new voice that reaches out to us all. * Miranda Doyle, author of A Book of Untruths *

About Zeba Talkhani

Zeba Talkhani has written for the Saudi Gazette, The Manipal Journal, gal-dem, Wasafiri and the Nasty Women anthology. She works in publishing and is a passionate advocate for BAME voices in the publishing industry. She was born in Sirsi, South India, in 1991. She currently lives in London.

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GOR010122137
9781473684065
1473684064
My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself by Zeba Talkhani
Zeba Talkhani
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Hardback
Hodder & Stoughton
2019-06-27
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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