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Muslim English Literature
Published by Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
ISSN : 29617502     EISSN : 29628199     DOI : -
Core Subject : Religion, Education,
Religion Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
Muslim English Literature specializes in Muslim World Literature including US-Muslim, British-Muslim, Asian-Muslim, and other Muslim cultures and literature; and is intended to communicate original research and current issues on the subject. This journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars of related disciplines, including Linguistics and Cultural Studies related to the Muslim world.
Arjuna Subject : Seni dan Humaniora - Bahasa dan Linguistik
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A Conceptual Metaphor Analysis of Reports on the Killing of a Hamas Leader, Yahya Sinwar Ali, Dewi Hajar Rahmawati; Ariastuti, Marti Fauziah
Muslim English Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Muslim English Literature
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v4i2.47282

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This study investigates the conceptual metaphors in The New York Times and Al Jazeera’s news reports on the murder of Hamas Leader, Yahya Sinwar. The reports were published in both media outlets within a month after the assassination in October 2024. This study attempts to compare the conceptual metaphors utilized in the two media outlets and to identify how they influence discourse in a manner that reveals media bias toward the opposing parties. The study maintains Lakoff and Johnson’s Conceptual Metaphor Theory and adopts the metaphor identification procedure to identify metaphorical lexical units. The collected data are further examined using Chateris-Black’s Critical Metaphor Analysis to discover the way conceptual metaphors influence discourse to convey media predisposition. The results show that both media outlets utilized three parallel target domains: THE MURDER, THE CONFLICT, and YAHYA SINWAR. However, the source domains display divergent results indicating bias, with The New York Times leaning toward supporting Israel, while Al Jazeera chooses to uphold the positive image of Yahya Sinwar. Further research could investigate the utilization of contextual metaphors across a broader selection of articles and the degree to which media outlets deliberately utilize the metaphors in their reports.  
Muslim Stereotypes, the “Other”, and the Consequences in Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire Akbar, Jawad; Mira Utami
Muslim English Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Muslim English Literature
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v4i2.48684

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This study examines the stereotypical portrayal of Muslims in Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire as the “Other” within an Orientalist framework. Stereotyping is understood as a prejudiced, exaggerated, and often inaccurate set of beliefs attached to particular groups, while Orientalism refers to the Western tradition of depicting the East as inferior, backward, and threatening. The novel reflects these intersecting paradigms through its representation of Muslim characters particularly the Adil Pasha’s family, and, more specifically the treatment on Parvaiz Pasha after his involvement with a militant organization. Despite his British citizenship, Parvaiz is denied burial in Britain, symbolizing his repositioning from citizen to outsider. The textual analysis undertaken in this study, grounded in Allport’s (1954) theory of stereotyping and Said’s (1978) theory of Orientalism, reveals how Muslims are framed as inherently suspect, dangerous, or undeserving of equal rights. The research demonstrates that Shamsie’s narrative exposes deeply embedded Western biases that continue to shape the experiences of Muslim communities in diasporic contexts. Ultimately, the study highlights how the novel challenges the dominant Orientalist discourse by foregrounding the human consequences of stereotyping, marginalization, and exclusion.
Beyond Orientalist Binaries: Domestic Praxis and Muslim Womanhood in Contemporary South Asian Fiction Azim, Md Samiul; Hoque, Md Akidul; Parvin, Farida
Muslim English Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Muslim English Literature
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v4i2.49038

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This study interrogates the persistence of binary representations of Muslim women within Orientalist discourse. It examines how contemporary South Asian English fiction, authored by writers from the Indian subcontinent, actively subverts these reductive paradigms. Drawing on postcolonial feminist theory and Islamic feminist studies, the research employs a comparative qualitative analysis of selected novels: Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire, Tahmima Anam’s A Golden Age, and Nazia Erum’s Mothering a Muslim. Close readings of character development, narrative voice, and symbolic motifs reveal that these works reconceptualize Muslim womanhood through articulations of agency, resilience, and intellectual autonomy. Key findings demonstrate that the veil emerges as both a marker of cultural identity and a site of resistance; that wartime and postcolonial traumas are reconfigured to foreground female subjectivity; and that other narrative strategies operate as critical tools for challenging patriarchal norms. The study concludes that such literary interventions dismantle Orientalist binaries—East/West, secular/religious, traditional/modern—and offer nuanced articulations of faith-inflected feminist praxis. By bridging postcolonial and Islamic feminist frameworks, this research advances the field of Muslimah literature and contributes to broader debates on representation, agency, and intersectionality in global Anglophone fiction.
Understanding Theoretical Frameworks in Gender Studies: Feminism, Postfeminism, and Islamic Feminism Andhina Qaddis Fithratana; Bunga Aminah Salsabila; Rosida, Ida
Muslim English Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Muslim English Literature
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v4i2.49246

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This paper discusses feminist movements from the first wave, second wave, third wave, and post-feminism and highlights Islamic feminism. Feminism occurred in the 19th and early 20th centuries and focused on fighting for women’s rights. These feminism concepts are highly important to see the ongoing phenomenon within society engaging with gender issues such as gender inequality, discrimination, and violence against women. This research provides a deeper understanding of the growth of the feminist movement and related issues in social, cultural, and political contexts as well as current issues that are connected to it. This highlights the theoretical developments and its critical debates. This paper was written using a systematic literature review method to find out how the feminist movement develop from the past to the present time. The aim of a literature review is to acquire a theoretical foundation that can help resolve the study challenge and strengthen the researcher's analyisis on gender issues. Discrimination against women was pervasive and affected women’s life particularlt for gender constraints. Still,  women's place in society was seen as inferior and unequal.  Through developing feminism, women are able to stand up for their rights, achieve their goals of gender equality and justice. 
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
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v4i2.49574

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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.
Inner Conflict and Moral Consciousness in Qamar al-Zamān: A Freudian Psychoanalytic Interpretation Azzamsyah, Muhammad Raihan; Sa'adah, Rd. Siti
Muslim English Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Muslim English Literature
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v4i2.49859

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This study analyzes the dynamics of the personality structure of the characters in the tale " Qamar al-Zamān ibn al-Malik Shahramān” in Alf Laylah wa-Laylah using Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic approach. In contrast to previous studies that focused on the protagonist, this study broadens the scope of analysis to four central figures: Qamar al-Zamān, Princess Budūr, King Shahramān, and Princess Ḥayāt al-Nufūs, to reveal the interrelation of psychic conflicts that build narratives. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method with hermeneutic textual analysis techniques. The research findings show that: (1) Qamar al-Zamān undergoes a transformation from an intellectual defense mechanism to a mature Ego integration; (2) Princess Budūr manifests a shift in instinctual energy from Thanatos (aggression) to Eros (obsessive love); and (3) King Shahramān represents the rigidity of the external Superego that triggers an existential crisis. The study concludes that narrative stability in classical literature is highly dependent on the achievement of psychological equilibrium of its characters. The story's conflict is proven to be not merely an external event, but an externalization of the failure of the Ego's mediation function in reconciling the Id's urges and the demands of reality.

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