From the early 1990s on, the Mediterranean began to be viewed as Europe’s Río Grande.
Russell King
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Postcoloniality is a complex cultural, historical, and political state of being, involving the localized trauma of colonialism, the imposition of foreign languages, modes of education and existence, as well as abrupt religious or spiritual transformation.
Chinua Achebe
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Since the memoir was intended for a foreign audience, I saw it an opportunity to correct certain misconceptions about Muslim women. I wanted to show that a Muslim woman myself, I was free to take a pen and openly express my vision of the reality in my country. Thus, writing my autobiography became something of a mission, in fact, a responsibility.
Leila Abouzeid
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