My Feudal Lord was translated in 39 languages and became an International Bestseller.

But that is a common consequence of all rebellions, revolts and revolutions that attempt to break the status quo. From which fact it is evident that every time a Muslim woman will dare to cross the line of fear to claim ‘liberty', it will be at the high expense of losing and hurting the people she loves. The punishment confirmed that whilst the nature of the book, might have been one of the pioneering efforts to demolish the silence of Muslim women since the 14th century, even in the twenty-first century My Feudal Lord was a book before it's time. Both my maternal and paternal families disowned my five children and myself for thirteen long years. Although writing it succeeded in reconciling my faith in Islam with my ardent belief in the paramount principles laid down for Muslim women, there was a heavy price to pay for the human ‘freedom' my religion granted me. Because of the proximity to the diverse aspects of the experience, My Feudal Lord was perhaps the most authentic insight into the archaic feudal attitude that has dominated the political configuration in Pakistan since its inception.

'My blunt autobiography, which interestingly coined the expression, Feudal Lord, was published in 1991. Tehmina Durrani's story provides extraordinary insights into the vulnerable position of women caught in the complex web of Muslim society. my-feudal-lord-by-tehmina-durrani 1/2 Downloaded from on Septemby guest PDF My Feudal Lord By Tehmina Durrani As recognized, adventure as well as experience practically lesson, amusement, as without difficulty as contract can be gotten by just checking out a book my feudal lord by tehmina durrani also it is not directly done, you could resign yourself to even. Here at last was someone who had succeeded in reconciling her faith in Islam with her ardent belief in women's rights. When this book was first published it shook Pakistani society to its foundations. When she decided to rebel, the price she paid was extremely high: as a Muslim woman seeking divorce, she signed away all financial support, lost the custody of her four children, and found herself alienated from her friends and disowned by her parents. For fourteen years, Tehmina suffered alone, in silence. Violently possessive and pathologically jealous, Mustafa Khar succeeded in cutting her off from the outside world.

Her marriage to Mustafa Khar, one of Pakistan's most eminent political figures, soon turned into a nightmare. Like all women of her rank, she was expected to marry prosperous Muslim from a respectable family, bear him many children, and lead a sheltered life of leisure. Born into one of Pakistan's most influential families, Tehmina durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of Lahore high society.

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