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We sinful women:

contemporary Urdu feminist poetry
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Women's Press, Dec 31, 1991 - Poetry - 193 pages

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Contemporary Pakistani feminist poetry. My copy is both in English and the original Urdu. This book made me cry for those whose voices are too often silenced. Read full review

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Contents

Introduction
1
We Sinful Women
31
Nightmare
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Copyright

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TitleWe sinful women: contemporary Urdu feminist poetry
Bilingual, Urdu/English
AuthorRukhsana Ahmad
EditorRukhsana Ahmad
ContributorRukhsana Ahmad
PublisherWomen's Press, 1991
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized12 May 2008
ISBN0704342626, 9780704342620
Length193 pages
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Literary Collections / Asian / General
Poetry / General
  
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