Sorry, Not Sorry: Experiences of a Brown Woman in a White South Africa
Author | : Haji Mohamed Dawjee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018-10-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 177609266X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781776092666 |
Rating | : 4/5 (666 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sorry, Not Sorry: Experiences of a Brown Woman in a White South Africa written by Haji Mohamed Dawjee and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why don't white people understand that Converse tekkies are not just cool but a political statement to people of colour? Why is it that South Africans of colour don't really 'write what we like'? What's the deal with people pretending to be 'woke'? Is Islam really as antifeminist as is claimed? What does it feel like to be a brown woman in a white media corporation? And what life lessons can we learn from Bollywood movies? In Sorry, Not Sorry, Haji Mohamed Dawjee explores the often maddening experience of moving through post-apartheid South Africa as a woman of colour. In characteristically candid style, she pulls no punches when examining the social landscape: from arguing why she'd rather deal with an open racist than some liberal white people, to drawing on her own experience to convince readers that joining a cult is never a good idea. In the provocative voice that has made Mohamed Dawjee one of our country's most talked-about columnists, she offers observations laced with acerbic wit. Sorry, Not Sorry will make readers laugh, wince, nod, introspect and argue.