"Because they are muslim they must be doing wrong?" : 'islamophobia' in yussef el guindi's language rooms (2010)
Other Title(s)
الإسلاموفوبيا في مسرحية يوسف الجندي "غرف اللغة"
Author
Source
Journal of Scientific Research in Arts
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 21، ج. 5 (31 Jul. 2020), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Ain Shams University Faculty of Women for Arts Science and Education
Publication Date
2020-07-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
In the aftermath of the September attacks, it has been widely discerned that several Western literary works have shaped – and at times distorted- the perception of Islam, offered a mediated version that transcends reality, and featured Islam in the consciousness of international readers in a negative manner: Islamic culture is backward, Muslims are prone to violence and Islam promotes terrorism.
Within the framework of postcolonialism, this paper discusses ‘Islamophobia’ in Yussef El Guindi's play Language Rooms (2010).
As an Arab American writer, El Guindi tackles the prejudices of the Western world against Arab Americans after the 9/11 attacks.
Accordingly, the paper is divided into two main parts.
The first part tends to be an introductory theoretical one.
It begins by surveying the history and development of ‘Islamophobia’ in literary studies.
The second part of the paper focuses on El Guindi's Language Rooms.
This part provides a comprehensive analysis of the play in order to find out how ‘Islamophobia’ is reflected in it.
Hence, the play reflects failure in Western circles to properly understand the nature of Islam and Muslims considering them a source of fear, threat and violence.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Halfawi, Ayman Ibrahim. 2020. "Because they are muslim they must be doing wrong?" : 'islamophobia' in yussef el guindi's language rooms (2010). Journal of Scientific Research in Arts،Vol. 2020, no. 21، ج. 5, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-999008
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Halfawi, Ayman Ibrahim. "Because they are muslim they must be doing wrong?" : 'islamophobia' in yussef el guindi's language rooms (2010). Journal of Scientific Research in Arts No. 21, p. 5 (Jul. 2020), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-999008
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Halfawi, Ayman Ibrahim. "Because they are muslim they must be doing wrong?" : 'islamophobia' in yussef el guindi's language rooms (2010). Journal of Scientific Research in Arts. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 21، ج. 5, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-999008
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 12-14
Record ID
BIM-999008