Bushra Rehman
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“Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism” (2019)
It has been decades since women of color first turned feminism upside down, exposing the feminist movement as exclusive, white, and unaware of the concerns and issues of women of color from around the globe. Since then, key social movements have risen, including Black Lives Matter, transgender rights, and the activism of young undocumented students. Social media has also changed how feminism reaches young women of color, generating connections in all corners of the country. And yet we remain a country divided by race and gender.Now, a new generation of outspoken women of color offer a much-needed fresh dimension to the shape of feminism of the future. In Colonize This!, Daisy Hernandez and Bushra Rehman have collected a diverse, lively group of emerging writers who speak to the strength of community and the influence of color, to borders and divisions, and to the critical issues that need to be addressed to finally reach an era of racial freedom. With prescient and intimate writing, Colonize This! will reach the hearts and minds of readers who care about the experience of being a woman of color, and about establishing a culture that fosters freedom and agency for women of all races.
“Corona” (2013)
Razia, Our Desi Born Heroine Begins Life In Corona, Queens, A Neighborhood Once Referred To By F. Scott Fitzgerald As The Valley Of Ashes. From There She Starts A Journey That Has Her Giving Historical Tours In Salem, M.a., Where Her Darkness Aggravates Donors And History Buffs, Smoking Pot In The Tenderloin Of San Francisco With A Domineering Boyfriend, And Hitchhiking Through Southern Florida With A Beautiful Girlfriend. Razia's Parents Give Her The Choice To Come Home And Get Married Or Never Come Home Again. But She Lets Nothing Get In The Way Of Her Quest For Freedom-- Even If It Means Being Disowned By Her Family. Razia's Adventures Are Told As Short Stories Woven Through Time Starting In The Late 1980's And Moving Up To The Mid 2000's Where She Does Finally Settles Back In New York City (this Time Brooklyn) And Falls In Love With A Man, Who Is Only Temporarily In America. Rehman Gives A Warm Poetic Take On The Life Of A Muslim Girl Coming To Terms With Life In Both Pre- And Post- 9/11 America. The Re-election Of Bush Junior Is Viewed With Friends From A Bar And Even With The Repercussions Of That Presidential Term Vividly Drawn, The Lives Of This Innocent And Loving Community Remain Optimistic -- From Publisher's Web Site. Bushra Rehman. A Novel--cover.
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