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In Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses, Chandra Talpade Mohanty takes a stand on how Western feminists interact with third-world women. This paper provides a wide range of critiques on the interactions between Western feminist and third world women. Mohanty focuses on power relations and how the third world woman is defined within …
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover was a surprising read that deserves its recognition. Tara was born in Idaho to a Mormon fundamentalist family living in the Mountains. She has gained a Ph.D. from Cambridge in history. Westover is only 33 years old and works in the education field with Educated being her first book. …
First of all nothing drags more attention to a reader than a title with the word Burqa in it. This book is not about the burqa, surprise! However, using one of the most politicized and misused word It’s Not About the Burqa tries to convey what it means to be Muslim. Exploring themes in divorce, …