Travels in a Veil: A Journey into the Lives of Islamic Women, by April Fonti
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I bought a headscarf to cover my short and spiky hair... and so begins the story of a young woman arriving in Peshawar, a volatile city on the border of Afghanistan. It is 1998, little is known about this part of the world and she is just a backpacker who has wandered off the beaten track. Within days she will meet Shaheen, a charismatic Iranian man who will introduce her to a world of Muslim refugees, feminists, activists and women living in the most severe seclusion. But is Shaheen the man he claims to be, and can a young western woman find a picture of Islam she can trust? 'Travels in a Veil' tells the brutal story of one woman exploring a new vision of Islam through the stories of nine extraordinarily diverse women.
Travels in a Veil: A Journey into the Lives of Islamic Women, by April Fonti- Amazon Sales Rank: #4148147 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .47" w x 5.00" l, .46 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 186 pages
Review "A gripping, affecting account of a woman's travels in hidden worlds." - Kirkus Reviews"As the world looks on and judges those women who wear head coverings, people argue the justification of such subjugation. Are these women's rights being violated? Perhaps it takes an outsider, a woman from outside of this culture, to infiltrate, if only temporarily, to understand the perspective both from within and from the outside. Australian author April Fonti undertook this challenge and has written a fascinating travelogue/memoir that follows her travels through Pakistan, Sweden and Iran." - Readers' Favorite
About the Author April Fonti is a travel writer, photographer and former photo editor whose features have appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Newspaper among others.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Thought provoking By Jeanne I would recommend this book as an excellent book club read. It is thought provoking, an exploration into the lives of Islamic women who wear veils and our misconceptions of life behind the veil as Westerners. The author travels from Australia to the Middle East to Sweden and back to Australia to tell this very personal story.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A veil so revealing! By RM There are so many good reasons to spend time with this book that it’s hard to know where to start:First of all it’s a fascinating story, a page turner- the true account of a young woman’s travels in Pakistan and Iran, her foray into daily life in Islamic societies and her experiences on the wild, windswept border to Afghanistan. It throws a bright light on both the male and female versions of these strictly segregated Muslim societies, and on the fateful reign of the Taliban.The second part of the story is set in the Western world. The author, caught up in a stormy relationship with a man from Iran, shares in the lives of the men and women who have escaped from their sequestered countries to Sweden. Her vivid and sometimes painful experiences are eye openers, and her observations and insights are thankfully free from sentimentality or judgement.Part three takes the author full circle- she travels to Iran with a sole objective- to connect with Iranian Muslim women in their own world and on their own terms.This is an adventure story about being an outsider, and at the same time it’s a multi-facetted insider report on Muslim beliefs and traditions, woven into poignant real life stories. An enlightening, important and entertaining read!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Recommended! By Bodicia April Fonti had backpacked around India with great success and decided to go a little further afield to Peshawar where over 99% of the population is Muslim and the world is very different for women. Arriving on her own at the tender age of 21, April got off the bus and landed in a place where even walking across the market place unaccompanied brought the men around her to a complete standstill as they stopped and stared. She had a lot to learn. A chance meeting with a man called Shaheen, who at the outset seemed more liberal than his countrymen, gave her the chance to try and discover more about the culture around her and the people who live it every day. Accompanied by Shaheen she was able to work out 'the rules' of religion and culture far more quickly and was introduced by him to various women who taught her what it means to be a Muslim woman in that part of the world.April's travels with Shaheen took her to Sweden where the Muslim population seemed to follow their traditions even more closely in an effort to keep their culture and beliefs close to their hearts so far away from home. There were exceptions, as there are to every rule, but even Shaheen, once out of the comfort zone of his homeland, seemed to lean more towards acting and holding on to his identity more tightly.Reading this book I have come to my own conclusions. Yes, there are strict rules to follow which we in the West see as extreme and demeaning to women but we must remember religion is at the core of their being and very important to their culture and identity. Like in any society there will be those who bend 'the rules' and take the risk they will be punished for their actions. The punishment for some of the 'crimes' the women commit under Islamic law are barbaric and extreme and this is one area I can't condone or come to terms with...and I never will...but do they need 'saving' in general from their everyday lives? This is a much more grey area. Every religious tome has been interpreted in ways which have been detrimental at one time or another to the people who follow that particular religion. I am not going to get in to this by naming various situations and just trust you can imagine what I mean for yourself. Some may say the women haven't been informed enough in the ways of the world to make a well-educated decision but I disagree with this. Some of the women April came across had rather a skewered idea of what life was like in the western world but, even so, they didn't yearn for it. They didn't say 'I want to live like that!', they were simply shocked women would behave in a way which was so alien to their beliefs on how women should conduct themselves.So is the Western world right to want to 'save' these women who live their everyday lives under strict rules and segregation? Does every household contain women who are badly treated or is it simply the same as it is in Western culture where there are some women who suffer from domestic abuse whereas the majority are absolutely fine and content with their lot? Is the main problem actually more to do with the punishments handed out when the women break Islamic rules rather than the rules themselves?April Fonti wanted to know the truth too and travelled back to Peshawar with renewed determination to get to the real heart of the culture which so intrigued her. She talked to young students to get their views and, unsurprisingly, finds a few who delight in flouting the rules just a little bit by having the odd tape of western style music or style of dress under more traditional clothing which they are prepared to flash for a second in front of her camera, beaming naughtily. Young people who simply wanted to do the things they had been told not to...sound familiar? Those same students also told April their way of life makes them feel safer and they are glad the rules are there to be followed. She found homes where women rule their men with an iron rod in the home and yet appear subservient and very different people outside of it.I will leave you with a quote from the memoir -"Despite the government's efforts to move women backwards, evidence has shown that women's sensibility and expectations were forever changed by the experience of working and participating in society under the Pahlavi regime. The Islamic Revolution has also increased the participation of women in higher education and this has resulted in a new wave of women with a growing sense of autonomy." Travels In A Veil by April Fonti (2014) Charcoal Press.
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