ISBN : 9789811262005
Author : Wazir Jahan Karim
Publisher : World Scientific
Year : 2025
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : Wazir Jahan engages the reader in absorbing stories from her childhood to retirement against a backdrop of events in Malaysia — cultural, academic and political — which elucidates the complexities of being a Muslim feminist, in a divisive Asian society. Her narrative demonstrates that each woman can successfully negotiate the boundaries between patriarchy, family and modernity if they believe that being a woman is synonymous with being a feminist - that institutions which obstruct women's path to freedom can be challenged through recognising the power of individualism. Jahan believes that once a woman understands what can work well for her, within the limitations of her own achievements and resources, she could be able to rise above these intimidations of life and actively engage in pursuing her dreams.