No more or not only an element of oppression, religion is portrayed as an element of a new identity for Muslim women who live in Europe. Reading the two novels, The Translator and Minaret, written in English by Leila Aboulela (Sudan/United Kingdom) and the short story, Concorso (Competition), written in Italian by Ingy Mubiayi (Egypt/Italy) we can better understand how the re-positioning of religion functions in women's lives and struggles.Ĭontrary to the perception that Islam is against women and against the European way of life, some Muslim women based in Europe write novels and short stories in which Islam is described as instrument of empowerment in the life of their female characters. Contrary to the perception that Islam is against women and against the European way of life, some Muslim women based in Europe write novels and short stories in which Islam is described as instrument of empowerment in the life of their female characters.
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