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Randa Ghazy's "light tales of a young Muslim woman who, oddly enough, is not a terrorist"
From the International Herald Tribute: "Meet Jasmine, the heroine of OGGI FORSE NON AMMAZZO NESSUNO (Perhaps I Won't Kill Anyone Today), a novel by Randa Ghazy (which has yet to be translated into English) that gives a multiethnic spin to the popular chick-lit genre. At the same time, the title's tagline - "light tales of a young Muslim woman who, oddly enough, is not a terrorist" - is a tip-off that deeper broodings are in store.
The author claims that the work is not autobiographical, though Ghazy, like her heroine, is an Italian-born 20-year-old of Egyptian extraction raised in a traditional Muslim household. It's not an easy act to master. Straddling two often-opposing cultures, "you're never calm, never serene," Ghazy said, admitting to considerable inner turmoil.
And most young women, regardless of their cultural or ethnic extraction, will relate to family feuds caused by generational gaps, or the career-over-children conundrum, or the debate over virginity; and many have agonized that their dreams and aspirations could crumble under the pressure of social obligations." (read article @ www.iht.com).
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Posted by TamikoMay 29, 2007 at 10:33 PM
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