Samina Ali | |
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| Born | Hyderabad, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota University of Oregon |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable work | Madras on Rainy Days |
| Notable awards | 2015 Prix du Premier Roman Etranger Award |
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Samina Ali is an American author and activist born in India. [1] Her debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days , won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger award from France and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in Fiction. [2]
She has served as the curator of Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art and Voices, a global, virtual exhibition for the International Museum of Women (IMOW), now part of Global Fund for Women. [3]
She is the co-founder of American Muslim feminist organization Daughters of Hajar. [4] [5]
In 2017, she held a public intervention titled What does the Quran really say about a Muslim woman's hijab? at the Tedx of the University of Nevada, explaining the prurient basis of the hijab and the prohibition of the wearing of a bra by Muslim women. By 2020, the video had been viewed more than 8 million times. [6]
She is a blogger for The Huffington Post and Daily Beast. [7] [8]
In 2004, Samina received the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award in fiction. [9] One year later, Madras on Rainy Days was awarded the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger award in 2005, [10] and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in fiction.[ citation needed ]
In July 2004, Madras on Rainy Days was chosen as a best debut novel of the year by Poets & Writers magazine, and she was featured on the cover in July/August 2004 issue. [11]
In modern usage, hijab refers to headcoverings worn by Muslim women. While Islamic headcoverings can come in many forms, hijab often specifically refers to a cloth wrapped around the head and neck, covering the hair but leaving the face visible.
Islamic clothing is clothing that is interpreted as being in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Muslims wear a wide variety of clothing, which is influenced not only by religious considerations, but also practical, cultural, social, and political factors. In modern times, some Muslims have adopted clothing based on Western traditions, while others wear modern forms of traditional Muslim dress, which over the centuries has typically included long, flowing garments. Besides its practical advantages in the climate of the Middle East, loose-fitting clothing is also generally regarded as conforming to Islamic teachings, which stipulate that body areas which are sexual in nature must be hidden from public view. Traditional dress for Muslim men has typically covered at least the head and the area between the waist and the knees, while traditional women's dress conceals the hair and the body from the ankles to the neck. Some Muslim women also cover their face. Islamic dress is influenced by two scriptural sources, the Quran and hadith. The Quran provides guiding principles believed to have come from God, while the body of hadith describes a human role model through the traditions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The branch of fashion industry influenced by Islamic principles is known as Islamic fashion.
Submission is a 2004 English-language Dutch short drama film produced and directed by Theo van Gogh, and written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali ; it was shown on the Dutch public broadcasting network (VPRO) on 29 August 2004. The film's title is one of the possible translations of the Arabic word "Islam". A Muslim extremist reacted to the film by assassinating Van Gogh.
Islamic feminism is a form of feminism concerned with the role of women in Islam. It aims for the full equality of all Muslims, regardless of gender, in public and private life. Islamic feminists advocate women's rights, gender equality, and social justice grounded in an Islamic framework. Although rooted in Islam, the movement's pioneers have also utilized secular, Western, or otherwise non-Muslim feminist discourses, and have recognized the role of Islamic feminism as part of an integrated global feminist movement.
The experiences of Muslim women vary widely between and within different societies. At the same time, their adherence to Islam is a shared factor that affects their lives to a varying degree and gives them a common identity that may serve to bridge the wide cultural, social, and economic differences between them.
Jennifer Grotz is an American poet and translator who teaches English, creative writing, and literary translation at the University of Rochester, where she is Professor of English. In 2017 she was named the seventh director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.
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Julia Elliott is a writer of fiction, and winner of the 2012 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award for beginning women writers.
The Prix du Premier Roman is a French literary prize awarded to an unpublished novelist between the ages of 18 to 30. The monetary reward is 3,000 Euros.
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