My Hair is Pink Under This Veil
Title | My Hair is Pink Under This Veil PDF eBook |
Author | Rabina Khan |
Publisher | Biteback Publishing |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2021-05-20 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1785906569 |
"This book should be read in every household around the UK. It is educational, insightful and most of all honest." – Nadiya Hussain "A funny, engaging and moving memoir. Rabina captures nuances and shatters stereotypes." – Fatima Manji, Channel 4 News "An inspiring, candid insight into the life of a hijab-wearing Muslim woman in Britain." – Bella *** "In 2015, when I ran to be mayor in Tower Hamlets, a smartly dressed middle-class man saw me wearing a headscarf and asked me what colour my hair was underneath it. I gave him a big smile. 'Pink,' I replied. Did I win his vote? I rather doubt it." Vivid, astute and full of humour, My Hair Is Pink Under This Veil offers a frank appraisal of life in modern Britain as seen through the eyes of a hijab-wearing Muslim woman. Rabina Khan writes with grace about her family's experiences building a new life in 1970s London before turning her attention to exploring the politics of the veil, white privilege and intersectional feminism. And in depicting her battle to build a successful political career against a backdrop of blame, bias and misogyny – including from her own community – Khan is clear-sighted about the struggles facing Muslim women today. Now fully updated with new material on the sexism facing women in politics, My Hair Is Pink Under This Veil is at its heart an inspiring story about the power of self-belief and determination to create a fairer world.
Ladies Who Punch
Title | Ladies Who Punch PDF eBook |
Author | Yasmin Alibhai-Brown |
Publisher | Biteback Publishing |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2020-09-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1785906283 |
Throughout history, plucky, indomitable, daring, fearless women and girls have done what they felt they had to and, intentionally or otherwise, upended the social order and common values. This collection remembers ladies who punched their way through life in the past, whilst also recognising today's amazing rebels.
The Deadly Daylight
Title | The Deadly Daylight PDF eBook |
Author | Ash Harrier |
Publisher | Holiday House |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2024-03-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0823455629 |
12-year-old Alice has a hard time making friends. Maybe it's because she works in a funeral home and receives messages from the dead. While the kids at school taunt her and call her “Alice in Zombieland," Alice England finds refuge at her father’s funeral home, where the dead tell her stories. As she arranges the deceased’s personal mementos, an item will hum with meaning–resonance–and Alice will see the story of their life. When she "meets" George Devenish, a man who died of a rare sunlight allergy, Alice knows George was murdered. Her only leads are George’s niece, “Violet the Vampire,” who shares her uncle’s allergy and a friendly, but secretive boy named Cal. As a determined Alice investigates, she is surprised to find Violet and Cal become more than just suspects, but allies—maybe even friends. However, Alice soon finds navigating her first real friendships might be harder than solving a murder. Clever humor and twisty clues abound in this cozy middle grade mystery about a group of misfits finding courage in the truth and friendship in each other. Delightful, dark, and quirky, The Deadly Daylight is perfect for fans of Nancy Drew and Winterhouse.
MY HAIR IS PINK UNDER THIS VEIL.
Title | MY HAIR IS PINK UNDER THIS VEIL. PDF eBook |
Author | RABINA. KHAN |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781785906466 |
Three Voices from the Galilee
Title | Three Voices from the Galilee PDF eBook |
Author | Muḥammad Naffāʻ |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781433109423 |
Three Voices from the Galilee is the third in a series of volumes meant to present the short fiction of Mohammad Naffaa, a political activist, Zaki Darwish, an educator, and Naji Daher, a journalist. These stories faithfully record the development of the various aspects of what is paradoxically called Israeli-Palestinian life. Readers of this volume will encounter serious stories strewn with light and humorous scenes and stories of intense love mixed with stories of the unusual. Story after story presents a different choice in terms of point of view, gender and setting. Each character is exciting and convincing. While casual readers of this volume will taste the flavor of a different culture, scholars interested in Arabic literature will be provided with new arenas for academic evaluations and critique.
The Knight's Temptress
Title | The Knight's Temptress PDF eBook |
Author | Amanda Scott |
Publisher | Hachette+ORM |
Pages | 219 |
Release | 2013-01-29 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1455514330 |
DARING ESCAPE Sir Ian Colquhoun has never feared danger. So when Lady Lachina MacFarlan is captured by a ruthless enemy, mounting a daring rescue seems only natural for the courageous knight. But once he has Lina safe in his arms, he sees that the prim young girl from his youth has grown into an alluring woman of extraordinary gifts. When circumstances force him to take her as his wife, the stakes-for her life and their growing love-rise even higher. DANGEROUS DESIRE Grateful for Ian's bravery, though wary of his recklessness, Lina agrees to his unexpected proposal. As the two begin to know each other as husband and wife, Lina realizes that she desires more than a passionate protector. But when evil threatens both her family and the knight she has come to love, the lady must take the greatest chance of all . . .
The New Kids
Title | The New Kids PDF eBook |
Author | Brooke Hauser |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2011-09-20 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1439163286 |
Freelance writer Hauser tracks the staff and students at the International High School at Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, N.Y., providing their personal histories as well as their day-to-day experiences.