Minaret
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Description
Leila Aboulela’s novel Minaret follows the spiritual journey of a young woman exiled from her home in Sudan and forced to invent a new life in London, far from the comforts of her privileged childhood and secular education. She supports herself as a maid caring for the children of wealthy Arabs. Struggling to establish a new sense of identity, she finds herself drawn to a community of observant Muslim women at a neighborhood mosque, who provide spiritual and emotional support as she navigates a range of challenges. The young woman comes to express a newfound piety, embracing the traditions of veiling, prayer, and fasting.
ISBN
9780802170149
Publication Date
2005
Publisher
Black Cat, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
City
New York, NY
Document Type
Book
Keywords
Muslim Journeys, Novel, Sudan, London, Childhood, Secular education, Muslim women, Piety, Veiling, Prayer, Fasting
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Religion
Recommended Citation
Aboulela, Leila, "Minaret" (2005). Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys. 4.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/muslim-journeys-books/4
