The Other: Muslim Diaspora in Shamsie’s Home Fire

Maheen Aamir
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The postcolonial regime has abundantly uncovered the subtle dynamics of colonialism, which are still rooted in the apex. Postcolonialism entails the liberation and political emancipation of the ones who are declared as ‘others’. The study examines the ‘othering’ of Muslim diaspora in polarized transnational space of the West with respect to Shamsie’s Home Fire. The novel shows the emergence of colonial binaries in the contemporary world in which Muslims have been dragged to the periphery. This marginalization and discrimination deprive Muslim diaspora to live their life with liberation and equality. Moreover, the research employs postcolonial lens on Home Fire to highlight the Western ideologies which tend to play games in order to adjoin Islam with terrorism. However, by treating Muslims diaspora as ‘other’ whose foreign nationalities can be revoked at any time, the West proves itself to be a radical culture. The study is poignant as it proposes the issues of homelessness, identity crisis, racism and depravation faced by Muslim Diasporas in Shamsie’s anew work. The research accentuates that any form of othering, be it cultural or religious, should not be taken for granted. In addition, the recurrence of colonial binaries of Self and Other in various visages should be addressed and decimated.
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他者:沙姆西家园大火中的穆斯林侨民
后殖民政权充分揭示了殖民主义的微妙动态,这些动态仍然植根于顶点。后殖民主义需要那些被宣布为“他者”的人的解放和政治解放。本研究以沙姆西的《家园之火》为例,考察了穆斯林侨民在西方两极分化的跨国空间中的“他者化”。这部小说展示了殖民主义二元对立在当代世界的出现,穆斯林被拖到了边缘。这种边缘化和歧视剥夺了穆斯林侨民自由和平等生活的权利。此外,本研究运用后殖民视角对Home Fire进行分析,强调西方意识形态倾向于玩游戏,将伊斯兰教与恐怖主义联系在一起。然而,通过将穆斯林侨民视为可以随时撤销其外国国籍的“他者”,西方证明了自己是一种激进的文化。这项研究是尖锐的,因为它提出了无家可归的问题,身份危机,种族主义和堕落的穆斯林侨民在沙姆西的新作品中面临。这项研究强调,任何形式的“他人”,无论是文化上的还是宗教上的,都不应被视为理所当然。此外,应该处理和消除以各种面貌出现的殖民二元自我和他者。
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