AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Close
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20266728_ITM" title="Facts and information about Our little secrets: a Pakistani artist explores the shame and pride of her community's bathroom practices.(culture)(Sa'dia Rehman)(Interview)">Our little secrets: a Pakistani artist explores the shame and pride of her community's bathroom practices.(culture)(Sa'dia Rehman)(Interview)</a>
Close
Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from Colorlines Magazine are available.
Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds
Our little secrets: a Pakistani artist explores the shame and pride of her community's bathroom practices.(culture)(Sa'dia Rehman)(Interview)
We were in the kitchen, my mother and I, when she turned to me and said, "Did you know Amreekans keep medicine in the bathroom?"
I waited, not quite sure where she was going with this. She looked at me as if I was slow and then continued, "They keep it in the bathroom, and then they eat it." There was triumph in her voice when she added, "And they say we're dirty."
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
I was surprised, not by the information, or that my mother had just found this out after living in the United States for 30 years. I was surprised that she, a proud woman who spent most of her time with people in our Pakistani community, had internalized the ...
Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
For more facts and information, see all results
- Groupe Eurotunnel SA : Press release.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire April 17, 2009 700+ words
...April 2009 For immediate release Issue by Groupe Eurotunnel SA (GET SA or the Company) of 178,730 new ordinary shares issued as consideration for the merger of TNU SA into GET SA. This press release has been drawn up in accordance...
- SA Cash Buyer Hopes To Extend Campus Card Use.
- Newspaper article from: ATM & Debit News February 13, 2003 700+ words
...Student Advantage Inc., whose 2-year-old SA Cash program is now used by 23 U.S. colleges...earlier this month sold the a majority of its SA Cash assets to Blackboard Inc. for $4...say. Blackboard officials say owning the SA Cash technology will improve their ability...
- SA's exports to Germany booming.
- News wire article from: Business Day (South Africa) February 5, 2007 700+ words
(From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Paul Schamberger SA's exports to Germany booming discovers that SA's efforts to add value to its exports are bearing fruit SA IS Germany's single most important trading partner on the African...
- Undocumented Sa Sa deal ignites row Case reveals an ugly side to the...
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire November 14, 2002 700+ words
...an ugly business; you need only look at the spat between Sa Sa International Holdings and Phillip Wain International founder...beauty chain last year. The gist of the dispute is that Sa Sa failed to live up to an oral agreement to buy 2,000...
- SA needs to balance the needs of the poor and of the region.
- News wire article from: Business Day (South Africa) February 26, 2009 700+ words
Byline: MATHABO LE ROUX SA needs to balance the needs of the poor and of the region...Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) members against SA's big brother tactics in the region. SA has proved itself a bully if other Sacu members do not...
- SA's peacekeeping role. STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 5, 2003 700+ words
...From Financial Mail) Byline: Prakash Naidoo SA's peacekeeping role STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT SA peacekeeping troops are policing three of Africa...hotspots. So the news that the over-stretched SA National Defence Force (SANDF) would be required...
- SA-CHINA RELATIONS. GREAT LEAP FORWARD.
- Magazine article from: Financial Mail December 7, 2001 700+ words
...in an earlier era between the ANC and the SA Communist Party with China's ruling Communist Party have given SA privileged access. Since diplomatic ties...Zemin in 2000 have paid official visits to SA. A binational commission between SA and...
- Sa Sa teams with cosmetics giant Elizabeth Arden.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 10, 2002 700+ words
(From The Standard) Byline: Joyce Li Sa Sa International Holdings has clinched a three-year exclusive...Elizabeth Arden to sell its products in Hong Kong and Macau. Sa Sa will kickstart the deal with an initial investment of...
- Russia/SA trade. WORM IN THE FRUIT.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 27, 2002 700+ words
...Financial Mail) Byline: Sven Lunsche Russia/SA trade WORM IN THE FRUIT A diplomatic spat...and Moscow over the multimillion-dollar SA fruit trade with Russia. Officials from...government is imposing the full 10% tariff on SA fruit imports, while giving preference...
- SA Corporate a fast-rising property star.
- News wire article from: Business Day (South Africa) March 9, 2007 700+ words
...South Africa)) Byline: Nick Wilson SA Corporate a fast-rising property star...Correspondent LISTED property unit trust SA Corporate Real Estate Fund has come a long...Property Fund. With a merger with the smaller SA Retail Properties expected to be finalised...
Source: HighBeam Research, Our little secrets: a Pakistani artist explores the shame and pride...