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Zeba Talkhani – My Past is a Foreign Country

June 30, 2019 By CA

Adult Price: £9

Concessionary Price: £7

Under 18s/Students: £5

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 30/06/2019
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Location
Orwell Hotel - His Lordship's Library

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A powerful journey of self-empowerment, body positivity and mother – daughter relationships from Muslim feminist Zeba Talkhani. 27-year-old Zeba Talkhani charts her experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia amid patriarchal customs reminiscent of The Handmaid’s Tale, and her journey to find freedom abroad in India, Germany and the UK as a young woman.

Photo: Chris Boland

Talkhani offers a fresh perspective on living as an outsider and examines her relationship with her mother and the challenges she faced when she experienced hair loss at a young age. Rejecting the traditional path her culture had chosen for her, Talkhani became financially independent and married on her own terms in the UK.

Drawing on her personal experiences Talkhani shows how she fought for the right to her individuality as a feminist Muslim and refused to let negative experiences define her.

Chaired by Lucy Popescu

This event is kindly sponsored by

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