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A review by saskiacb
My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself by Zeba Talkhani
Talkhani’s pose is gripping in it’s simplicity and accessibility. I don’t rate memoirs or autobiographies, however, I could’ve read at least another hundred pages of this because her voice, her points and perspective felt like a dialogue with the reader that could continue forward.
In all, I didn’t read this critically, because that isn’t my place and although I didn’t agree with some of her conclusions or wordings this was ultimately about listening to Zeba Talkhani speak her truth: her experience of being an immigrant, an Indian Muslim woman living in Jeddah and in Cambridge and Cheltenham. And it was incredibly engaging.
In all, I didn’t read this critically, because that isn’t my place and although I didn’t agree with some of her conclusions or wordings this was ultimately about listening to Zeba Talkhani speak her truth: her experience of being an immigrant, an Indian Muslim woman living in Jeddah and in Cambridge and Cheltenham. And it was incredibly engaging.