The Arab Diaspora: Voices of an Anguished Scream (Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies)

Book cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 2
Series title......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
Introduction: Defining the Arab Diaspora......Page 12
1. The betweenness of identity: Language in trans-national literature......Page 22
2. Gendering the imperial city: London in Tayeb Salih\'s Season of Migration to the North......Page 37
3. Voices of exiles and the fictional works of Tayeb Salih......Page 52
4. Voicing a culture \"dispersed by time\": Metropolitan location and identity in the literature and art of Sabiha al Khemir......Page 64
5. Hédi Bouraoui: Cross-cultural writing......Page 87
6. “When dwelling becomes impossible”: Arab-Jews in America and in Israel in the writings of Ahmad Susa and Shimon Ballas......Page 94
7. Two trends of cultural activity among Palestinian-Americans......Page 119
8. From ambiguity to abjection: Iraqi-Americans negotiating race in the United States......Page 138
9. Beyond the Diaspora: Letting Arab voices be heard......Page 154
Bibliography......Page 168
Index......Page 184