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Healing Khadijah Hussein:: A Humor Novel about Burqas, naqib, Malaysia, Culture-clash and the power of friendship

 
 
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Healing Khadijah Hussein:: A Humor Novel about Burqas, naqib, Malaysia, Culture-clash and the power of friendship

The scene is set as Khadijah Hussein, a westernized, fashionable, Malaysian fashion model and the mother of two turns up at her local Mosque dressed in a Burqa complete with a veil. She is unable to communicate except to utter Muslim prayers. Khadijah's frantic husband contacts her Singapore alumni group including psychiatrist, Dr. Linda Belgrove, who diagnoses Khadijah as having suffered 'Identity Fracture, the worst case she have ever seen.' Members of Khadijah's alumni group decide to take her on a voyage of rediscovery to well known healing sites in Asia, Europe and America to restore Khadijah's identity and allow her to return to her children and husband. The result is a tongue-in-cheek look at Identity issues in Muslim Malaysia following the invasion of Iraq. Culture-clash, thousands of years old religious traditions, and the meaning of life are all examined in this fast-paced Humor Novel set in Malaysia, Singapore, Hawaii, France, Arizona, and the former North Borneo.

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Product Details:
Author: Rosemary I. Patterson Phd.
Paperback: 252 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: February 16, 2007
Language: English
ISBN: 1419661396
Package Length: 7.9 inches
Package Width: 5.2 inches
Package Height: 0.6 inches
Package Weight: 0.7 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 2 reviews
 
 

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4Writer's Digest 15th. Annual International Self-Published Book Awards Commentary Sheet  Sep 06, 2009
What did you like best about this book?

"I like the humor of this book, and the underlying seriousness of the subject. Your passion for identity issues pulls the reader into the book, and I like the way you keep coming back to the dangers of development. I enjoyed the way everyone promises at the end to do something to help with overdevelopment, such as Indira's promise to have her company donate half a million toward turning part of that development into a park. The different settings of this novel are also nicely done and I especially liked the section that takes place in Malaysia. You obviously know these places well, and it is enjoyable for the reader to learn about them."

2Vaguely entertaining  Jul 05, 2009
I bought this book as I was trying to find novels taking place in Malaysia (preferably written by Malaysian authors) before going on a holiday to the country, and wasn't finding very many when I came across this one (not written by a Malaysian). It turned out to be a badly written, silly story that only kept me vaguely entertained as the characters traveled around the world to various "sacred" sites, some of which I have visited hence the slight source of interest. I did manage to finish it, but wouldn't really recommend it.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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