The Impact of Mis-Recognition on Homeland for Muslim Second-Generation Immigrants in Post-9/11 America.

This article examines literatures written largely within the last three years by poets Kazim Ali, Fatimah Asghar, and Tarfia Faizullah. It illustrates how Muslim second-generation immigrant writers construct figurative homelands that reclaim or reject their Western/ancestral identities by interrogat...

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Published in:Canadian Review of American Studies Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 157 - 173
Main Author: Pirmohamed, Alycia
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: University of Toronto Press Summer2021
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        This article examines literatures written largely within the last three years by poets Kazim Ali, Fatimah Asghar, and Tarfia Faizullah. It illustrates how Muslim second-generation immigrant writers construct figurative homelands that reclaim or reject their Western/ancestral identities by interrogating "them" versus "us" binaries and/or crafting notions of the "we" on which they belong. This research is guided by studies on the perceptions and mis-recognitions of Muslims since 11 September 2001 by Sadia Abbas, Naseem L. Aumeerally, and Arjun Appadurai. Overall, it examines the profound impact of 9/11 on Muslim second-generation immigrants' sense of homeland, belonging, and security in America.
        Cet article examine la littérature écrite surtout au cours des trois dernières années par les poètes Kazim Ali, Fatimah Asghar et Tarfia Faizullah. Il illustre comment les écrivains et écrivaines musulmans américains de deuxième génération construisent des patries figuratives qui réapproprient ou rejettent leurs identités occidentales/ancestrales en interrogeant les binaires « eux » contre « nous » et/ou créant des notions du « nous » auquel ils et elles appartiennent. Cette recherche est guidée par des études sur les perceptions et les mauvaises reconnaissances des musulmans depuis les attentats du 11 septembre par Sadia Abbas, Naseem L. Aumeerally et Arjun Appadurai. En général, il examine l'impact profond des attentats du 11 septembre sur le sens que les musulmans américains de deuxième génération ont de la patrie, de l'appartenance et de la sécurité aux États-Unis.
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