Gurnah's Men: Rethinking Muslim Masculinities in the Indian Ocean World

• Main Author: Hand, Felicity
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Abdulrazak Gurnah; hegemonic masculinity; Indian Ocean; Muslim masculinities; Muslim values; transgression; Zanzibar
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss41/9; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/2051/viewcontent/KK_2041_2C_202023_209_20Forum_20Kritika_20on_20Rhizomatic_20Communities_20Myths_20of_20Belonging_20in_20the_20Indian_20Ocean_20World_20__20Hand.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article explores how Abdulrazak Gurnah illustrates the varieties of Muslim masculinity in the Indian Ocean world through an analysis of two of his youthful characters, Hassan Omar, from his debut novel Memory of Departure and Salim Yahya, from his more recent Gravel Heart. Both young men find t...