Overview
Imbued with tenderness for her family and a critical view of the challenges facing French North African immigrants, Kaoutar Harchiās probing account illustrates the deeply personal effects of political issues. Mixed with happy memories of her childhood home in eastern France are ever-present reminders of the dangers from which her parents sought to shield her. When they transfer her to a private, Catholic middle schoolāout of fear of Arab boys from their working-class neighborhoodāKaoutar grows increasingly conscious of her differences, and her conflicted sense of self.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Notable events in her teensāthe passing of a law in 2004 banning religious symbols from public schools; the 2005 deaths of Bouna TraorĆ© and Zyed Benna, which sparked riots against police brutalityāunderscore the injustice of a society that sees Muslims not as equals but as a problem to solve. With elegant, affecting prose, As We Exist charts Kaoutarās political and intellectual awakening, which would become the heart and soul of her work as a sociologist and writer.
This book title, As We Exist (A Postcolonial Autobiography), ISBN: 9781635422849, by Kaoutar Harchi, Emma Ramadan, published by Other Press (March 7, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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