Had a hard time getting into this book, and would have appreciated a better description of the transition between the first part and the second part wHad a hard time getting into this book, and would have appreciated a better description of the transition between the first part and the second part which occurs 30 years later....more
Encompassing India, Pakistan, & Afghanistan confusion abounds between the good guys and the bad guys and who's who in the intelligence and rebellious Encompassing India, Pakistan, & Afghanistan confusion abounds between the good guys and the bad guys and who's who in the intelligence and rebellious factions. Impressive and horrifying. ...more
A difficult book to read, alternating and sometimes confusing viewpoints that start out much differently but eventually merge � almost gave up, but glA difficult book to read, alternating and sometimes confusing viewpoints that start out much differently but eventually merge � almost gave up, but glad I didn’t. Varying descriptions of being a good or bad Muslim, and the Muslim community in the USA. Worth reading if you’re able to persevere. I see the author has two other books, More Than Just a Pretty Face published in 2020 and Sway With Me with an expected publication in November 2021. Will add them to my TBR list....more
Heard the author interviewed on New Book Network. The blurb said "provides a much-needed corrective to sensationalist stereotypes. By exploring how muHeard the author interviewed on New Book Network. The blurb said "provides a much-needed corrective to sensationalist stereotypes. By exploring how multiple state and non-state actors have engaged the question of gender and women's rights over time and space, Weiss demonstrates ways in which a diversity of voices in Pakistan conduct what she calls "everyday Ijtihad," thus offering a much more nuanced and informed perspective. In our conversation, we talked about a range of issues such as the history of the Pakistani state's approach towards defining and engaging women's rights, the role of Progressive NGOs like the Aurat Foundation, Orthodox Islamist voices on this question, and the Tehrik-i Taliban in Swat. This lucidly written book contains a plethora of useful information and analysis for specialists and non-specialists alike."
The interview can be found at the following link: ...more
"Hayat Shah is a young Pakistani boy coming of age in the early 1980s. His family is Americanized in most regards � in fact, his father Naveed can’t s"Hayat Shah is a young Pakistani boy coming of age in the early 1980s. His family is Americanized in most regards � in fact, his father Naveed can’t stand hanging around the more traditional members of the Muslim community � and Hayat has lived a fairly mundane Midwestern childhood. His biggest problem is trying to figure out his parents� strained relationship, which he is still too young to fully understand. Then everything changes with the arrival of Mina, his mother’s best friend from Pakistan, who has fled from an abusive marriage and has come to live in the United States with the Shah family." --Feminist Texican Reads ...more
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