BLACK AND WHITE LIVES IN TEHRAN
BLACK AND WHITE LIVES IN TEHRAN

Summary/Abstract: "Over recent years, we have become inured to news items, documentaries, films and propaganda which have Islam as their subject. They all seem to paint the same picture: that of a never-ending conflict and stark incompatibility with Western principles. Furthermore, not only do the information and the images we receive generate more suspicion and opprobrium, but they are also one-sided, since when they are presented by Western media. Muslim voices tend to be either disregarded, presented in a negative light or treated with an exaggerated deference. In an attempt to discover more than the media broadcasts, this paper discusses two novels, by two Muslim writers, which have garnered "[...]

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