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Muslim Youth: Prejudice and Responses in Saadia Faruqi’s Yusuf Azeem is not a Hero Teguh, Ayudya Salsabila; Zakky, Akhmad; Oktafiyani, Elve
Muslim English Literature Vol 3, No 2 (2024): Muslim English Literature
Publisher : UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v3i2.42640

This research aims to investigate the prejudice experienced by young Muslims in the United States and examine their responses as portrayed in Saadia Faruqi’s Yusuf Azeem is not a Hero (2021). The writers use close textual analysis in analyzing the primary text to examine the prejudice and responses portrayed by the young Muslims in the novel. In doing so, the writers employ Gordon Allport's theory of prejudice to comprehend the prejudice experienced by young Muslims and Simpson & Yinger's theory of response to prejudice to examine the responses of young Muslims. The results of the analysis reveal that young Muslim-Americans experience prejudice in various forms, which affects their social lives and shapes their identities. Their responses to this prejudice also vary, depending on the specific situation, their personal experiences, and their understanding of the 9/11 tragedy. Thus, responses were seen in the form of resistance and negotiation of their identities. This study reveals that the 9/11 tragedy significantly impacted the Muslim community, especially Muslim youth who did not experience the tragedy but being subjected to discrimination and physical violence.

Binary Oppositions in Atia Abawi’s A Land of Permanent Goodbyes Ghazali, Meka Mona; Oktafiyani, Elve
Muslim English Literature Vol 4, No 1 (2025): Muslim English Literature
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v4i1.47202

This research explores the binary opposition between the East and the West in A Land of Permanent Goodbyes and analyzes how these oppositions reinforce Edward W. Said's Orientalism. The method of the research is using a qualitative descriptive method by identifying, interpreting, and describing specific passages from the novel to examine the depiction of Muslim identity in the limited frame of Western perceptions. Said’s theory serves as the theoretical framework for this research. The findings reveal that the binary opposition between the East and the West creates stereotypes in which the East, often associated with Islam, is portrayed as inferior, while the West is depicted as superior to maintain white supremacy. This aligns with Said’s argument that Orientalist discourse creates a biased understanding of the East, positioning the West as the standard against which the East and, by extension, Islam are measured in old-fashioned ways. As a result, the narrator appears to adopt an Orientalist viewpoint, representing Islamic traditions as backward while portraying the West as a symbol of rationality and progress to maintain colonial manners. Such representations lead to a perception in which the Islamic world is seen as falling behind the West in terms of both culture and civilization. These stereotypes, rooted in Orientalism, also affect how Muslims view themselves in Western society.

A Binary Oppositions in Atia Abawi’s A Land of Permanent Goodbyes Ghazali, Meka Mona; Oktafiyani, Elve
Muslim English Literature Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): Muslim English Literature
Publisher : UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v4i1.46635

This research explores the binary opposition between the East and the West in A Land of Permanent Goodbyes and analyzes how these oppositions reinforce Edward W. Said's Orientalism. The method of the research is using a qualitative descriptive method by identifying, interpreting, and describing specific passages from the novel to examine the depiction of Muslim identity in the limited frame of Western perceptions. Said’s theory serves as the theoretical framework for this research. The findings reveal that the binary opposition between the East and the West creates stereotypes in which the East, often associated with Islam, is portrayed as inferior, while the West is depicted as superior to maintain white supremacy. This aligns with Said’s argument that Orientalist discourse creates a biased understanding of the East, positioning the West as the standard against which the East and, by extension, Islam are measured in old-fashioned ways. As a result, the narrator appears to adopt an Orientalist viewpoint, representing Islamic traditions as backward while portraying the West as a symbol of rationality and progress to maintain colonial manners. Such representations lead to a perception in which the Islamic world is seen as falling behind the West in terms of both culture and civilization. These stereotypes, rooted in Orientalism, also affect how Muslims view themselves in Western society.

Muslim Youth: Prejudice and Responses in Saadia Faruqi’s Yusuf Azeem is not a Hero Teguh, Ayudya Salsabila; Zakky, Akhmad; Oktafiyani, Elve
Muslim English Literature Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Muslim English Literature
Publisher : UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v3i2.42640

This research aims to investigate the prejudice experienced by young Muslims in the United States and examine their responses as portrayed in Saadia Faruqi’s Yusuf Azeem is not a Hero (2021). The writers use close textual analysis in analyzing the primary text to examine the prejudice and responses portrayed by the young Muslims in the novel. In doing so, the writers employ Gordon Allport's theory of prejudice to comprehend the prejudice experienced by young Muslims and Simpson & Yinger's theory of response to prejudice to examine the responses of young Muslims. The results of the analysis reveal that young Muslim-Americans experience prejudice in various forms, which affects their social lives and shapes their identities. Their responses to this prejudice also vary, depending on the specific situation, their personal experiences, and their understanding of the 9/11 tragedy. Thus, responses were seen in the form of resistance and negotiation of their identities. This study reveals that the 9/11 tragedy significantly impacted the Muslim community, especially Muslim youth who did not experience the tragedy but being subjected to discrimination and physical violence.

Muslim Identity Construction in Nadine Jolie Courtney’s All-American Muslim Girl Fahira, Dhea Faridatul; Oktafiyani, Elve
Muslim English Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Muslim English Literature
Publisher : UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v4i2.49574

This research examines the construction of Muslim identity in the main character of Nadine Jolie Courtney’s All-American Muslim Girl. This research used a qualitative textual analysis with a content analysis approach, focusing on how identity is represented through the character’s dialogue, actions, and internal thoughts. Data were collected by systematically coding narrative units in the novel that reveal aspects of Allie’s identity formation. The theory of character and characterization from DiYanni is used to analyze Allie’s character, while James Marcia’s four identity status framework is used to interpret the stages of identity construction. The findings reveal that Allie develops a passive American Muslim identity, shaped by her gradual learning of Islam and practice of religious rituals. Her identity’s construction follows Marcia’s stages: (1) identity diffusion, where Allie hides her Muslim identity while benefiting from her white appearance; (2) foreclosure, where she avoids Islamic practices due to family judgement; (3) moratorium, marked by exploration and confusion in her spiritual journey; and (4) identity achievement, where she embraces her muslim identity, commits to continue learning, and chooses to stand up for Muslim rather than conceal her faith.

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