Burka

[didip]

haha, here comes one of the posts that makes one think "how am I supposed to reply to this without offending anyone?" XD
I found a book today called "Burka" by Eva Schwingenheuer, the front cover looks like this:

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[waterunder]

It makes me wonder if the title was for the sake of Western audiences who don't know the difference 8|

I guess it's one of those things where you say "and this is A Perspective". I'm curious: have you ever read Persepolis? I read it for a comparative lit class, a few years ago.

[didip]

Probably. The term Burka was used in the media everytime, so it could be someone else who got it wrong and Burka became the only term everyone could associate with niqab. But it's still possible that the illustrator was just plain dumb.

Didn't read Persepolis. Is it about childhood in Iran? Was it good/bad?

[writing_spider]

Ich bin gerade mal hier hängen geblieben und kann sagen, Persepolis ist wirklich gut, als Comic (2 Bände) und als Verfilmung, wobei die Verfilmung etwas verkürzt gehalten wurde. Die Verfilmung wurde im selben Comicstil gehalten, wobei es hier wahrlich nicht auf den Stil ankommt, sondern auf die Geschichte, die sie erzählt

[didip]

Oh ja, das wär tatsächlich etwas für mich, denn die selben Probleme hatte ich auch mit der Zugehörigkeit. Ich hol mir dann am besten den Comic :P

[waterunder]

/pauses to be pleased at how much German she can still read after five years

But yes, I enjoyed Persepolis. It's one woman's story, and I think she does a good job outlining the narrative as a personal journey into adulthood. There is certainly some commentary on culture and tradition and religion in both Iran and Europe, but it's framed as one person's perspective. It was enjoyable to read and the illustrations were fantastic.