Fakhra Younus Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/tag/fakhra-younus/ Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:56:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Italian Author Elena Doni: Writing Fakhra Younas’ Life Story https://booksbywomen.org/italian-author-elena-doni-writing-fakhra-younas-life-story/ https://booksbywomen.org/italian-author-elena-doni-writing-fakhra-younas-life-story/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:12:41 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=4399 Backstory. The memoir, “Il volto cancellato” by Fakhra Younas with Elena Doni, is the story of a Pakistani woman who started life in Karachi’s red light district, became famous as a dancer and movie star, and then was unspeakably disfigured by an acid attack. Fakhra married her “prince”, the son of the former governor of Pakistan’s […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/italian-author-elena-doni-writing-fakhra-younas-life-story/feed/ 5 4399 When the Story Hurts too Much: Fakhra Younas’ Life and Memoir https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/ https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:55:50 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768 When a woman tells her story, writes her memoir, she is writing her own history. She becomes visible to history; part of the human narrative. Telling her truth, her experience and wisdom, she leaves her legacy. When the life lived hurts too much… it’s hard to write, and hard to tell. And when the story told […]

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