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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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The Imagined Ladyland in Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s Sultana’s Dream Khatun, Mst. Rokeya; Ahammed, A. K. Zunayet
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.v3i2.42291

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This study investigates the imagined Ladyland in Sultana's Dream to show Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s vision of women’s empowerment and emancipation. The Ladyland epitomizes the triumph of the scientific, righteous, progressive and benevolent ingenuity in women. It also serves as a symbol of women empowerment, and a critique of colonialism and patriarchy. In the Ladyland, there is no patriarchy, and only matriarchy prevails. While women avail all the rights, needs, and privileges, the women living in Rokeya’s society are deprived of all these. They are confined to the domestic domain whereas men work outdoors. Therefore, to take women out of their shells, the writer emphasizes the necessity of empowering women through modern education and social reform. This article employs a qualitative descriptive method to provide a detailed textual analysis of the Ladyland and the Feminist Literary Theory to analyze the portrayal of the Ladyland which advocates for the emancipation of women of colonial East Bengal and beyond from the clutches of patriarchy and other traditional constraints through their empowerment, to build up a more equitable society. This study continues to make a significant contribution to world literature, offering future researchers valuable insights, ideas, and viewpoints on the writer and her works. 
Inspecting Zara's Advertisement Campaign amidst Gaza Conflict and Its Global Backlash Nisa, Rahmatun; Aini, Azka Nurul; Syahriyani, Alfi
Muslim English Literature Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Muslim English Literature
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v3i2.42587

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This study investigates the controversial Zara advertisement campaign released during the Gaza conflict and analyzes its global backlash. Using Kress and Van Leeuwen’s visual theory, the research explores its representational, interpersonal, and compositional dimensions. Text findings reveal that representationally, the advertisement features culturally significant symbols: a white cloth signifying death in Palestinian culture and a kaffiyeh symbolizing resistance. Interpersonally, it positions viewers as passive observers, evoking discomfort, and pity, while textually, it emphasizes symbolic representation with stark contrasts and strategic framing. The advertisement’s release during heightened tensions led many to perceive it as exploitative and culturally insensitive, despite some defenses of artistic expression. Public reactions, particularly on social media, highlighted the ethical challenges of such campaigns. The study questions the campaign for violating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) principles by disregarding ethical considerations and societal well-being. It underscores the importance of cultural sensitivity in global marketing, advocating for ethical advertising that respect global diverse audiences.  
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
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v3i2.42640

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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.
The Negotiation of Egyptian-American Identity in Miral Al-Tahawy's Brooklyn Heights Syah, Ahfa Rahman; Damayanti, Fina
Muslim English Literature Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Muslim English Literature
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/mel.v3i2.43370

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This study aims to determine the problems and identity negotiations carried out by the protagonist, Hend, in the novel Miral al-Tahawy’s Brooklyn Heights. It is a qualitative research with descriptive analysis method by using Robert Stanton's Narrative Structure theory to show the main issues of the novel and Stuart Hall's identity theory to show Hend's identity negotiation. The results showed that the protagonist in her migration from Egypt to America experienced various identity problems, namely longing for the homeland, alienation, and identity crisis. All these problems encourage the protagonist to create efforts to negotiate between her past and present in several forms; using English to show her position as an American, carrying out dating traditions, drinking beer, dancing tango, and wearing open clothes. Hend's identity in America is not dominant to one side. She becomes half Arab and half American (a hybrid identity). The research also found that her romantic needs for an American man became the starting point of this American negotiation that can be considered as identity negotiation to claim her rights as an Egyptian-American, whose identity tends to be excluded from American citizens regardless the fact that she is American, but not white mainstream society.

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