[BOOK][B] Distant view of a minaret: and other stories
A Rifaat - 1987 - books.google.com
A Rifaat
1987•books.google.comPage 1 DISTANT VIEW OF A MINARET ALIF A RIFAAT 'HORRIBLE, BEAUTIFUL,
COMFORTING, DIVINE AND DEVILISH ALL AT THE SAME TIME'. JAN MORRIS བསྱེ་ Page 2
Page 3 ALIFA LIFA RIFAAT is Egyptian and has spent all her life in the Arab world, immersed in
the traditions and culture of Islam. She was brought up in Egypt, a devout Muslim, strictly
adhering to the Islamic way of life and well versed in the Qur'an and religious teachings. Her
education and a possible future career in art were curtailed when she married her parents' …
COMFORTING, DIVINE AND DEVILISH ALL AT THE SAME TIME'. JAN MORRIS བསྱེ་ Page 2
Page 3 ALIFA LIFA RIFAAT is Egyptian and has spent all her life in the Arab world, immersed in
the traditions and culture of Islam. She was brought up in Egypt, a devout Muslim, strictly
adhering to the Islamic way of life and well versed in the Qur'an and religious teachings. Her
education and a possible future career in art were curtailed when she married her parents' …
This collection of short stories admits the reader into a hidden private world, regulated by the call of the mosque. The book provides accounts of death, the lives of women in purdah and the frustrations of everyday life.
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