SPEAKING TOPICS. Uzma Jalaluddin is a mother of two sons, and was born and raised in Toronto to South Asian immigrants. She writes “Samosas and Maple Syrup” a regular parenting column for the Toronto Star that explores the challenges and humorous triumphs of raising young people in a changing, diverse world.
Is Uzma Jalaluddin Pakistani?
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What happens in Ayesha at last?
Ayesha at Last takes the 200-year-old romantic comedy of manners, with its nods to Shakespeare, and updates it to the Indian Muslim community in suburban Toronto. Hijab-wearing Ayesha Shamsi is unmarried at 27 (gasp!) and prefers to be at a poetry slam in a boozy lounge than at her new job as a substitute teacher.
Where is Uzma Jalaluddin from?
Toronto
What is the theme of Ayesha at last?
Despite the similarities in the premises, Ayesha at Last is more than just a Muslim retelling of Austen's work; Jalaluddin constructs a timely and enlightening narrative that validates the experiences of many South Asians and Muslims today, while weaving in universal themes of identity, class, and discrimination.Jun 9, 2019