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Editorial
- Part I
Welcome to the world of Sultana’s
Dream in this our first edition. Many readers may be curious about the title
of our publication. Later in this editorial I promise to ‘tell all’...
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Editorial
- Part II
More than a hundred years ago
in what was then an undivided India, a tiny veiled Bengali woman wrote a
fifteen-page novella called...
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| SOCIETY |
Veiled
Threats
On Monday 11 April, the new French law banning the wearing
of burqa in public places took effect. Women wearing nikab or burqa now risk a
fine of $205 (AUD) and mandatory lessons on ‘being French’...
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Blasphemy Law
in Pakistan: Changing Context
Samina Yasmeen
Within the first two months of
2011, two prominent Pakistani politicians— Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer
and the Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti– have been assassinated
for their support to modify or repeal the blasphemy law in the country. A few
days later..
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The Invisible Hand of Shame
Durkhanai Ayubi
It’s not often talked about.
We can't see it, hear it, touch it, smell it or taste it. But, at some point in
our lives, we all feel it - or rather, are made to feel it...
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‘Walk the Walk’ says Tasneem Chopra
Tasneem Chopra
And while some may regard the recent report about Muslim enclaves as
groundbreaking journalism, it falsely represents the majority of Muslims as a
monolithic entity forced to congregate en masse for fear of not fitting into
society...
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| EYE
WITNESS |
Proud
to be an Egyptian
Inas Hassan
Life is
returning to normal in a city that has just lived through a profound upheaval,
but something is missing. At my son Mostafa’s preschool today, a few of his
friends were absent...
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Australian Media and the Middle East
Shakira Hussain
This year marks three decades since the publication
of Edward Said’s Covering Islam: How the
Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World
(Said: 1981). Written in the wake of the ‘70s oil shocks...
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| REFLECTIONS |
Postcards
from Morocco: Bustling Souqs and Silent Deserts
Brynna Rafferty-Brown
I could hardly believe my good fortune when I was told that I’d
received a Rotary scholarship to study Arabic in Morocco. Before we knew it my
husband and I were jetting off for what would be an unforgettable year long
adventure...
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A Tapestry of
Dreams
Shamim Samani
On learning
that the journal title, ‘Sultana’s Dream’ was inspired by Begum Rokeya’s
novella, it started me reminiscing about how my mother’s dreams and mine
became stiched together over the years into a tapestry. Sultana’s Dream,
written in 1905 appeared in an era...
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SO
YOU WANNA
BE A WRITER?
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Insider
Tips
Amra Pajalic
This article aims to
provide you with information on how to find markets for your writing and how to
submit your work for both short story and novel. My pointers are based on what
worked for me, and what I have gleaned from ...
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| EVENTS |
Identity:
Yours, Mine, Ours
This new exhibition opening 10 May
2011, at the Immigration Museum in Melbourne.
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| REPORTS |
Freedom
of Religion and Beliefs Report Released
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- CONTRIBUTING WRITERS -
May 2011 Issue
- HUMOUR -
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NEXT EDITION -
Just
in case some of our readers think that we’re ‘burying our
heads in our burqas’, our next issue will deal with the
topic of headcovers: the burqa, hijab, nikab –in all their
glory or infamy, depending on your point of view. We are
waiting, somewhat impatiently, to see the results (or fallout)
from the new French legislation, which was passed on April 12
which bans the wearing of face veils in public places…
We
promise you an interesting edition….
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