Amna Al Ahbabi

In this dissertation, I analyze the representation of black otherness as an emerging trend within the new wave of Khaleeji literature from a historical and cultural point of view. I contend that the modern Khaleeji novel challenges systems of oppression by looking into the disco…

This thesis explores ethical and aesthetic issues as they emerge in the contemporary Arabic novel growing out of its postcolonial contexts, I investigate the problems the novel faces as it navigates the role of the sacred and the profane in society and testing the limits of its …