Representation of Islam: Terrorist by John Updike

[fatema_diu]

Post 9/11 fictions tend to represent Islam stereotypically forgetting the cultural plurality. Many fiction writers are stuck in the Western political position in the issue of terrorism. This paper will specifically focus on the fiction The Terrorist by John Updike. In the novel the protagonist Ahmad Ashmawy Mulloy, guided by a local mosque’s imam, shows extreme religiosity to be a part of a terrorist attack. Using Quaranic verses excessively and sometime exotically, female wearing hijab, hating Western culture and minorities being threat to American security, these are some stereotyped features found in the novel, used in such a way, to signify all the Muslims in general. This paper will explore all these stereotypical uses in the novel.

[Afroza Akhter Tina]

Your ideas are well stated ma'am and yes I agree that using Quaranic verses without the proper context may confuse readers of other religion and so we need to be very careful while commenting on these.May be the mis-representation of these verses through media and some authors are responsible for these concerned issues.

[irina]

Dear Fatema
Good to know.

[Farhana Helal Mehtab]

I have gone through the full paper of  Islam and Modernity: A Study of John Updike's Terrorist (2006)
from the Journal of Teaching Language Skills (JTLS).

Sharing the online version/ link so that interested people can read the full research paper.
http://www.sid.ir/en/vewssid/j_pdf/13112012670408.pdf

[nujhat.eng]

I have gone through the posts and want to read more

[Mir Sadia Siddequa]

I liked the paper very much.... Thank You Farhana Madam for sharing it...

[A.S. Rafi]

this work got potential, carry on.

[Afroza Akhter Tina]

REPRESENTATION is the key word...can raise lots of other issues and concerns as well 






Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU

[Shah Nister Kabir]

Its a very good contribution. Very articulated.