''I have always been fascinated by the lives of women.'' Step into the lives of three complicated and ordinary women, each on the brink of new paths and far-reaching choices. Existing between tradition and modernity, family and ambition, love and faith, each navigate the lives laid before them as South Asian Muslim women across the generations. Exploring the different realities of Khaira, Noor and Moumita, we see their rich inner lives through their relationships - with family, friends and, most importantly, themselves. As they search for happiness, they begin to weigh the cost of what being a good woman means in today''s world. Womanhood is a record of their lives, both the struggles and joys, and an insight into generational divides, unspoken duties and unmet needs. Captured over eight years of interviews, Tahmina Begum writes a love letter to women, an honest map for anyone wanting to better understand their place in the world today. As you discover what it is that shapes Khaira, Noor and Moumita, get ready to unpick the threads of your life, too.

Vorwort
Three South Asian women from different generations tell their stories of giving, being and loving, and explore what it means to be complex, ordinary, modern and multilayered women in today's world.

Autorentext

Tahmina Begum has worked as a journalist for nearly a decade. Her previous roles include lifestyle writer at HuffPostUK and she has written for British Vogue, The Guardian, I-D*,Dazed,Refinery29,Riposte,Glamour,The Independent,Metro,I Paper and gal-dem*, covering a wide scope of topics that centre around the lives of Muslim women and women of colour.

Between the years of 2012-2020, she ran the independent print and digital publication XXY Magazine, as recommended by Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful. Begum has contributed to three books, is the producer of the newsletter The Aram and is a podcaster, chair and public speaker.

Klappentext

'I have always been fascinated by the lives of women.'

Step into the lives of three complicated and ordinary women, each on the brink of new paths and far-reaching choices. Existing between tradition and modernity, family and ambition, love and faith, each navigate the lives laid before them as South Asian Muslim women across the generations.

Exploring the different realities of Khaira, Noor and Moumita, we see their rich inner lives through their relationships - with family, friends and, most importantly, themselves. As they search for happiness, they begin to weigh the cost of what being a good woman means in today's world. Womanhood is a record of their lives, both the struggles and joys, and an insight into generational divides, unspoken duties and unmet needs.

Captured over eight years of interviews, Tahmina Begum writes a love letter to women, an honest map for anyone wanting to better understand their place in the world today.

As you discover what it is that shapes Khaira, Noor and Moumita, get ready to unpick the threads of your life, too.

Zusammenfassung

Meet Khaira, who in her marriage encounters hurdles she never would have fathomed and discovers herself in becoming a pariah.

Meet Noor, a successful woman who breaks up with the man she loves most in the world because of her dedication to God.

Meet Mira, someone who is independent, modern and entirely different to her mother and grandmother, but still tied by the traditions that have guided her family for centuries.

Womanhood cannot be contained or summarised neatly, and each of these three women are fighting to carve out exactly what it means to them. The records of their lives offer insight into generational divides, unspoken duties and unmet needs, and is an honest and moving map for anyone wanting to better understand their place and purpose.

For fans of Three Women, Want and Love in Colour, through stepping into the shoes of each of these women this book will inspire empathy, rage and care and is a manifesto to let women be whomever they want to be.

Interrogating what Womanhood has historically meant, we can shape what it could be in the future.