a Muslim woman's struggle against violence and oppression.
Wollombi :
Exisle Publishing,
2011.
1 online resource (254 pages)
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword by Helen Clark; Acknowledgements; Prologue; 1 A good Muslim girl; 2 The madrasa; 3 Dolls and childbirth; 4 Nina, Shazia and Jahan Ara; 5 Spreading my wings; 6 Losing Abba; 7 My nikah; 8 Maya; 9 In Iran; 10 A good Muslim wife; 11 The modern-day slave; 12 Love in the midst of war; 13 Working on the marriage; 14 Farewell, Iran; 15 Through Turkey; 16 Brick Lane; 17 Where can I turn?; 18 Life in the women's refuge; 19 Maya returns; 20 Struggle for survival; 21 Reconciliation in Brunei; 22 The land of the long white cloud.
23 Shakti, New Zealand24 Cultural differences; 25 Shakti finds a home; 26 At the crossroads; 27 Different paths, different journeys; 28 Refuge for migrant women; 29 Believing in myself; 30 Discovering dyslexia; 31 Karamjit Kaur; 32 An unexpected award; 33 A new journey; 34 Being Muslim; 35 Keeping the faith; 36 Finding myself; Epilogue; Violence against women.
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PURPLE DANDELION is the true story of Farida Sultana, an extraordinary Muslim woman. Her arranged marriage to a doctor at the age of 18 took her to worn-torn Iran with her husband and young daughter, then to the UK and finally to New Zealand. Being a survivor of violence and abuse, Farida emerged as a strong advocate against all forms of violence and cultural and religious oppression against women, driving her to initiate Shakti, the largest immigrant women's organisation in New Zealand.
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Purple Dandelion : A Muslim woman's struggle against violence and oppression.