In this video, we explore the fascinating life and poetry of Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, an Umayyad princess who broke norms in 11th century Andalusia, as well as her love affair with the famous poet Ibn Zaydun.
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Sources/Recomended Reading:
Lytle, Molly (2022). "“By God, I was made for Glory” -Wallada bint al-Mustakfi:
How Women Exerted Agency in the Umayyad Dynasty of Al-Andalus". Master's Thesis. University of Chicago.
Menocal, María Rosa; Raymond P. Scheindlin & Michael Sells (eds.) (2000). "The Literature of Al-Andalus". Cambridge History of Arabic Literature. Cambridge University Press.
Omran, Doaa (2022). "Wallāda Bint al-Mustakfi: A Muslim Princess Speaking Passionately and Persistently in the “Palimpsest” of al-Andalus". WOMEN’S STUDIES, 2022, VOL. 51, NO. 2, 120-136.
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3 июл 2024