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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| description | 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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| spelling | iium-282432013-12-12T03:52:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28243/ Marginalisation of muslim writers in South Asian literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's English works Hasan, Md. Mahmudul BP88 Individual authors, A-Z PI Oriental languages and literatures PN0441 Literary History 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. SAGE Publications 2012-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28243/1/marginalisation_of_muslim_writers_in_south_asian_literature.pdf Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2012) Marginalisation of muslim writers in South Asian literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's English works. South Asia Research, 32 (3). pp. 179-197. ISSN 0262-7280 (Print) 1741-3141 (Online) http://sar.sagepub.com/content/current 10.1177/0262728012469303 |
| spellingShingle | BP88 Individual authors, A-Z PI Oriental languages and literatures PN0441 Literary History Hasan, Md. Mahmudul Marginalisation of muslim writers in South Asian literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's English works |
| title | Marginalisation of muslim writers in South Asian literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's English works |
| title_full | Marginalisation of muslim writers in South Asian literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's English works |
| title_fullStr | Marginalisation of muslim writers in South Asian literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's English works |
| title_full_unstemmed | Marginalisation of muslim writers in South Asian literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's English works |
| title_short | Marginalisation of muslim writers in South Asian literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's English works |
| title_sort | marginalisation of muslim writers in south asian literature: rokeya sakhawat hossain's english works |
| topic | BP88 Individual authors, A-Z PI Oriental languages and literatures PN0441 Literary History |
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