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Nada Tayem
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Religion Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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Combating the War on Terror in Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire (2017) Hasnul Insani Djohar; Iin Dwi Jayanti; Nada Tayem
Muslim English Literature Vol 3, No 1 (2024): Muslim English Literature
Publisher : UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v3i1.30854

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This paper investigates how Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire (2017) resists the ideas of the War on Terror by using symbols, metaphors, and irony. This paper employs a qualitative method particularly close textual analysis. It engages with Bill Ascroft’s theory of postcolonialism to reveal the resistance of British Pakistanis to fight against the mantra of the War on Terror, which led to anti-Muslim racism in Britain. In doing so, Shamsie’s Home Fire undermines the ideology of the War on Terror by using literary devices mentioned previously and by representing how the three protagonists use essays and news to fight against neo-imperialist policies. Thus, Shamsie’s novel delves into the slogan of the War on Terror, using essays and news to challenge anti-Muslim racism in Great Britain, particularly in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack in the US. This novel reveals the connection between British colonialism and US imperialism in periods of global transnational capitalism rooted in white supremacy.
Contesting Western Dominant Narratives of Terrorism in Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk About Kevin and Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire Nada Syifa Fitriani; Hasnul Insani Djohar; Nada Tayem
Muslim English Literature Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): Muslim English Literature
Publisher : UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v5i1.50487

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This research examines how Shiver’s We Need to Talk About Kevin (2003) and Shamsie’s  Home Fire expose Western double standards in representations of terrorism and reveal how anti-Muslim bias constructs Muslims as inherently associated with terrorism. The motivation for the study is the continued link of Muslims with terrorism as opposed to sharply contrasting portrayals of non-Muslim perpetrators of comparable atrocities. It explores how these novels deconstruct the supposed neutrality of the War on Terror rhetoric by revealing the ideological assumptions and double standards that inform portrayals of terrorism. The current study applies Edward Said’s theory of Orientalism to scrutinize the Western biases in the depiction of terrorism in both novels. It also uses Critical Terrorism Studies to examine how the concept of terrorism is formed through hegemonic Western discourses. This study used a qualitative approach to conduct a close textual analysis of the tales of Parvaiz and Kevin, exploring how their differing representations reveal underlying ideological prejudices. The findings suggest that Western representations of terrorism disproportionately link Muslim identities to terrorism and that white perpetrators are more likely to be explained in terms of individual or psychological factors rather than being labeled as terrorists, even when their actions meet widely accepted definitions of terrorism. These differing portrayals show that the vocabulary of the War on Terror is ideologically informed, rather than consistently applied across cases. Ultimately, the two books question the assumption that this discourse is neutral or objective by showing the racialized and unequal frameworks through which terrorism is represented.  
Co-Authors Djohar, Hasnul Insani Iin Dwi Jayanti Nada Syifa Fitriani