Mohja Kahf
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Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with University of Arkansas through 2024.
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Mohja Kahf's research and writing explore representations of Muslim women, Syrian literature, and themes of justice and renewal. Her scholarly work includes "Western Representations of the Muslim Woman" (1999), "The Silences of Contemporary Syrian Literature" (2001), and "Politics and Erotics in Nizar Kabbani's Poetry" (2000). Kahf has also published creative works such as the novel "The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf" (2006) and the collection "E-mails from Scheherazad" (2003). More recent publications include "She Who Argues: A Homily on Justice and Renewal" (2013) and "My Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears" (2017). Her 2019 publication, "From Her Royal Body the Robe Was Removed: The Blessings of the Veil and the Trauma of Forced Unveilings in the Middle East," examines the complex cultural and political implications of veiling and unveiling practices. Kahf's work engages with issues of identity, culture, and representation.
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- h-index: 8
- Publications: 35
- Citations: 242
Selected Publications
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Calling in The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf on Indigeneity (2024)
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Annotating the history of the Syrian uprising: poems by Mohja Kahf, introduced by the author (2022)
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She Who Argues: A Homily on Justice and Renewal (2013)
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“The Water of Hajar” and Other Poems (2001)
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Around the Ka'ba and Over the Crick: A Muslim Girl in Hendricks County (1998)
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