Shafana & Aunt Sarrinah : soft revolution
Valentine, Alana2014
Book
What do you do when you profoundly disagree with someone you love? Wearing a hijab is a touchstone of religious identity, but it is also imbued with a complex array of historical and contemporary meanings. In Alana Valentine's play, the cultural meaning of the hijab has become a wedge between generations. At the heart of Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah is the relationship between an aunt and her niece. Both devout Muslims, the younger woman wants to put on a headscarf, the older woman tries to dissuade her. For Aunt Sarrinah, the hijab represents a world from which she has escaped; for her niece, Shafana, it is a personal statement of renewed faith.
Main title:
Shafana & Aunt Sarrinah : soft revolution / Alana Valentine.
Author:
Valentine, Alana, author
Imprint:
Strawberry Hills : Currency Press, 2014.Strawberry Hills : Currency Press, 2014.
Collation:
44 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 14 cm
ISBN:
9780868198828 (pbk)
Dewey class:
822.92
Language:
English
BRN:
1705624