Muslim Bengal writes back: a study of Rokeya’s encounter with and representation of Europe

• Main Author: Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Routledge 2016
• Subjects: HQ1101 Women. Feminism; PI Oriental languages and literatures; PN0080 Criticism; PN0441 Literary History; PR English literature
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/54418/1/54418_Muslim%20Bengal%20writes%20back.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54418/2/54418_Muslim%20Bengal%20writes%20back_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54418/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17449855.2016.1157514

Despite its exploitative nature, colonialism facilitated continuous cultural exchanges between Muslim Bengal, home of the writer Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, and the European metropolis. Although Rokeya never visited Europe, she was exposed to European literature, overcame sociocultural constraints, and...