Rafia Zakaria
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Rafia Zakaria is a Pakistani American attorney, feminist, journalist, and author.[1] Zakaria is a columnist for Dawn (newspaper). She has written for The Nation, The Guardian, The New Republic, The Baffler, Boston Review, and Al Jazeera Media Network.[2]
Biography
Zakaria was born in Karachi, Pakistan and forced into an arranged marriage at 17 to a Pakistani-American man.[3] Zakaria fled from her abusive husband in 2002 when she was 25. She entered law school and earned a postgraduate degree in political philosophy.[4] Zakaria is a Muslims and identifies as a Islamic feminism.[5] She has worked on behalf of victims of domestic abuse.[3]
Works
- The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan, 2015
- Veil (Object Lessons), 2017
- Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption, 2021
References
- ↑ "Rafia Zakaria's 'Against White Feminism' is 'not a scolding but an invitation'". Los Angeles Times. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ "Rafia Zakaria | Al Jazeera News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "An Indies Introduce Debut Author Q&A with Rafia Zakaria". the American Booksellers Association. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ "Rafia Zakaria: 'A lot of white female professors told me to quit'". The Guardian. 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Muslim Feminists Rewrite Boundaries On The Street And At Home". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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