Abstract:This paper focuses on the violence against Jordanian women through Fadia Faqir's novels, Pillars of Salt and My Name is Salma. These novels question cultural conventions that tolerate men's oppression and killing of women in the name of the family's honour in most Arab countries. The analysis of the two novels illustrates how Faqir's opposition to women's subordination and victimisation in the name of Islam stems from her interest in going back to authentic teachings of Islam with regard to women, rather than … Show more
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