A Spell to Empower Women: Religion, Culture and Domestic Violence in Pakistan

Author(s)
Behzad, Wardah
Keywords
Pakistan, South Asian Studies, gender, religion, nationalism, violence against women, domestic violence, black magic, women's empowerment

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/419518
Online Access
http://hdl.handle.net/10315/34159
Abstract
In this essay, Behzad analyzes themes of gender, violence and nationalism in Rukhsana Ahmad’s short story, “The Spell and the Ever-Changing Moon.” The story is about a Pakistani woman, Nisa, who turns to black magic in an attempt to escape from an abusive relationship. Behzad traces the underlying commentary on women’s empowerment in the
 context of religio-political nationalism in Pakistan as it relates to gender roles and violence against women. An earlier version of this essay was produced for the course, South
 Asian Literature and Culture (HND 2700) at York University and was awarded the 2017 York Centre for Asian Research Undergraduate Essay Prize.
Date
2017-12-15
Type
New Voices in Asian Research
Identifier
oai:yorkspace.library.yorku.ca:10315/34159
Behzad, Wardah (2017). “A Spell to Empower Women: Religion,
 Culture and Domestic Violence in Pakistan.” New Voices in Asian
 Research 2(1). Toronto: York Centre for Asian Research. Available
 at: www.yorku.ca/ycar.
http://hdl.handle.net/10315/34159
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