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Life after Ali

Rashida Tayabali

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Description:WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR HUSBAND AND SOCIAL STANDING IN A SINGLE MOMENT?An unexpected phone call shatters Indian immigrant Tasneem Zain’s idyllic family life in Sydney.Her husband has been in a terrible accident. Doctors aren’t sure if he’ll make it.When Ali dies, Tasneem’s social status changes overnight. People in her community believe that widows are bad luck. They must be shunned and banned from any joyous occasions to avoid their ‘bad luck’ affecting others. Tasneem is also expected to fade away into the background, and become half the woman she is. As a widow, she must observe iddah, a compulsory mourning period for Muslim women. Isolated in a room in her home, Tasneem experiences what it means to be an outsider.Shut away from the outside world, Tasneem prays for her late husband’s soul while struggling with grief and loneliness. As her iddah progresses, she starts searching for a new identity. Who is she and what does she really want?She also resigns herself to spending the rest of her life alone knowing that’s what’s expected. But life has something unexpected in store.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Life after Ali. To get started finding Life after Ali, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR HUSBAND AND SOCIAL STANDING IN A SINGLE MOMENT?An unexpected phone call shatters Indian immigrant Tasneem Zain’s idyllic family life in Sydney.Her husband has been in a terrible accident. Doctors aren’t sure if he’ll make it.When Ali dies, Tasneem’s social status changes overnight. People in her community believe that widows are bad luck. They must be shunned and banned from any joyous occasions to avoid their ‘bad luck’ affecting others. Tasneem is also expected to fade away into the background, and become half the woman she is. As a widow, she must observe iddah, a compulsory mourning period for Muslim women. Isolated in a room in her home, Tasneem experiences what it means to be an outsider.Shut away from the outside world, Tasneem prays for her late husband’s soul while struggling with grief and loneliness. As her iddah progresses, she starts searching for a new identity. Who is she and what does she really want?She also resigns herself to spending the rest of her life alone knowing that’s what’s expected. But life has something unexpected in store.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Life after Ali. To get started finding Life after Ali, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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