Jamila Bargach: 1 book

Book cover of Orphans of Islam

Orphans of Islam

Family, Abandonment, and Secret Adoption in Morocco

by Jamila Bargach
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2002

Orphans of Islam portrays the abject lives and 'excluded body' of abandoned and bastard children in contemporary Morocco, while critiquing the concept and practice of 'adoption,' which too often is considered a panacea. Through a close and historically grounded reading of legal, social, and cultural...
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