Fatimah: A Play in 8 Acts

Author : Hoesin Bafagih

Paperback

Published : Friday 30 August 2019

ISBN : 9786026978813

Price : €26.85

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Fatimah: A Play in 8 Acts

by Hoesin Bafagih

Paperback

30 Aug 2019

DRAMA
>> Middle Eastern

€26.85

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In Arab circles in the Dutch East Indies in the 1930s, plays were staged not only to entertain but also to educate and to further the emancipation of the traditionally oriented Arab minority. Some plays were well received, others evoked protests. Fatimah was one of the plays which stirred up commotion, inciting riots throughout Java.

In Arab circles in the Dutch East Indies in the 1930s, plays were staged not only to entertain but also to educate and to further the emancipation of the traditionally oriented Arab minority. Some plays were well received, others evoked protests. Fatimah was one of the plays which stirred up commotion, inciting riots throughout Java. The play and accompanying events make clear which kind of norms and values governed relations within the community and what kind of frustrations and aspirations members of the minority experienced. Original text of the play included.

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