Abstract
The aim of this on-going study is to conduct textual analysis of Leila Aboulela’s novel, Minaret (2005), highlighting the struggle of the Muslim Arab women over adopting a Western yet traditionally religious identity on the bedrock of the Post-colonialist theory of Homi Bhabha. Najwa, the female protagonist of the novel experiences a sense of ambivalence because she finds herself in- between to choose the Western and Islamic life styles. The multiply identities and Najwa’s struggle to grasp her developing Muslim identity are explored through her believing in Islam. The research study attempts to trace Najwa’s trauma of identity crisis, frustration and loss in which her character develops to be religiously faithful in spite of living amongst non-Muslims and nonpracticing Muslims in the West. The main argument of this research article provides the means of signifying individual struggle through which spiritual journey is successfully reached the level of achievement of a hybrid identity of Muslim and Western secular cultures.
Dr. Ghulam Nabi Sajid, Javed Akhter, Dr Najia Asrar Zaidi , Shahida Sher Mohammad. (2018) Identity Crisis as Depicted in Leila Aboulela’s Novel, Minaret , Balochistan Review, Volume XXXIX , Issue 2.
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