Fawzia Afzal-Khan Explained

Fawzia Afzal-Khan
Birth Date:1958
Birth Place:Lahore, Pakistan
Alma Mater:Tufts University
Education:Doctor of Philosophy
Occupation:Professor
Employer:Montclair State University
Known For:Lahore with Love (memoir)

Fawzia Afzal-Khan (Urdu: فوزیہ افضل خان; born 1958 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a professor of English and director of the Women and Gender Studies Program[1] at Montclair State University. Afzal-Khan received her BA from Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan, and her MA and PhD in English Literature from Tufts University.[2] A University Distinguished Professor,[3] Afzal-Khan was awarded The "Excellence in Public Life Award" by the American Muslim Alliance in 2008.[4] Afzal-Khan also serves on the editorial board of .[5]

Scholarly work

Author of three monographs[6] and two edited volumes,[7] Afzal-Khan has published extensively in academic journals as well as in newspapers[8] and on public blogs[9] on issues related to postcolonial studies, feminism, and political Islam.[10]

Memoir: Lahore with Love

Afzal-Khan's memoir, Lahore with Love: Growing up with Girlfriends Pakistani Style, was published in 2010 by Syracuse University Press. The memoir was immediately received as a fine contribution to the women's rights issues in Pakistan.[11] The first edition contained commending blurbs from prominent authors and scholars: Nawal El Saadawi called it a "beautiful memoir which challenges stereotypes, universal fanatic fundamentalism and religious, political, and sexual taboos" and Henry Louis Gates Jr. found it to be a memoir that "weaves together memory and desire to create a tale that is marvelously compelling and endlessly entertaining, at once poignantly personal and richly political."[12]

However, despite its positive reception, the book was soon dropped by Syracuse University Press due to the fear of a lawsuit from a prominent Pakistani woman who claimed that a character depicted in the book was based on her.[13] The cancellation of the book by an academic press for fear of a lawsuit became an important issue in academic circles. Since the cancellation of the book, various academics, writers, and editors have supported Afzal-Khan in her right to free speech.[14] In an editorial, Richard Schechner and Katherine Lieder of The Drama Review castigated the Syracuse University Press for not standing up for the rights of free speech of one of their own authors.[15]

Afzal-Khan has now published the memoir independently through the Amazon publishing platform.[16] In 2011, published a special cluster of articles about the book,[17] along with an interview with Afzal-Khan about the controversy.[18] Pakistaniaat had previously published an interview with Fawzia in 2009, which was conducted by Nilanshu Kumar Agarwal.[19]

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montclair State, Women and Gender Studies. 1 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110803152753/http://chss.montclair.edu/ws/. 3 August 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: WISE Muslim Women. 1 August 2011. 14 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914055309/http://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/muslimwomen/bio/fawzia_afzal-khan/. dead.
  3. Web site: Montclair State University - Fawzia Afzal-Khan. www.montclair.edu . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402133729/http://www.montclair.edu/profilepages/view_profile.php?username=khanf%2F . 2 April 2012.
  4. News: Excellence in Public Service Award. 2 August 2011. American Muslim Alliance. 12 October 2008.
  5. Web site: People . 2 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327194308/http://www.pakistaniaat.org/about/displayMembership/150 . 27 March 2012 . dead .
  6. Book: Afzal-Khan, Fawzia. Cultural Imperialism and the Indo-English Novel: Genre and Ideology in R. K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Kamala Markandaya, and Salman Rushdie. registration. 1993. Pennsylvania State University Press. Pennsylvania. 978-0-271-03295-5. 208.
  7. Book: Afzal-Khan, Fawzia. Shattering the Stereotypes: Muslim Women Speak Out. 2004. Olive Branch Press. New York. 978-1-56656-569-1. 338. registration.
  8. Web site: Afzal-Khan. Fawzia. Mullahs and music in Morocco. 5 July 2010. Express Tribune. 2 August 2011.
  9. Web site: Afzal-Khan. Fawzia. Author Page. The Pakistan Forum. Pakistaniaat. 2 August 2011. https://archive.today/20120909130715/http://www.pakistaniaat.net/author/fkhan/. 9 September 2012. dead.
  10. Web site: Curriculum Vitae. 2 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110831140517/http://fawziaafzalkhan.webs.com/resume.htm. 31 August 2011. dead.
  11. News: Lahore With Love An affair to remember . 4 August 2011 . Daily Times . 30 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100127044203/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010 . 27 January 2010 .
  12. Book: 978-0815609247. Lahore with Love: Growing up with Girlfriends, Pakistani-style. Afzal-Khan. Fawzia. 2010. Syracuse University Press .
  13. Web site: 'Lahore With Love' -- Without a Publisher. 2020-11-11. www.insidehighered.com. en.
  14. Raja. Masood. Statements in Support of Fawzia Afzal-Khan's Lahore with Love. Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies. 2. 3. 122–136. 3 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327194326/http://www.pakistaniaat.org/issue/view/369/showToc. 27 March 2012. dead.
  15. Schechner. Richard. Katherine Lieder. Shame on Syracuse University Press. The Drama Review. 2011. 55. 1. 7–12. 10.1162/dram_e_00044. 57568709.
  16. Book: Afzal-Khan, Fawzia. Lahore With Love: Growing Up With Girlfriends Pakistani-Style. 2010. CreateSpace. 978-1456462192.
  17. Web site: Pakistaniaat: Vol. 3, No. 2 (2011). 3 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120317090048/http://www.pakistaniaat.org/issue/current/showToc. 17 March 2012. dead.
  18. Stringer. Hillary. Lahore with Love Today: An Interview with Fawzia Afzal-Khan. Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies. 2011. 3. 2. 3 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327194350/http://www.pakistaniaat.org/article/view/8708/6219. 27 March 2012. dead.
  19. Web site: Shattering the Stereotypes: An Interview with Fawzia Afzal-Khan. 26 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20090527031134/http://www.pakistaniaat.org/article/view/4026/2871. 27 May 2009. dead.

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