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Distinctive Efforts to Counter Islamophobia in S.K. Ali's Love from A to Z and Saadia Faruqi's Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero: A Comparative Literature Study

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This study explores the distinctive efforts to counter Islamophobia in
the novels S.K. Ali’s Love from A to Z and Saadia Faruqi’s Yusuf Azeem Is Not a
Hero. Which focuses on how Muslim characters resist discrimination through
identity, morality, and faith. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method
and applies Edward Said’s theory of Orientalism to examine how the Western
portrayal of Muslims is challenged through the voices of Muslim authors. The
findings reveal that Love from A to Z portrays personal and emotional
resistance through Zayneb, who openly defends her Muslim identity in public
spaces, while Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero presents collective and spiritual
resistance through Yusuf’s peaceful activism and educational engagement.
There are several categories of efforts to combat Islamophobia in that found
in the novel namely increase awareness, improving safety and security, tackle
discrimination, and build cross-community solidarity. Through comparative
literary analysis, this research highlights the power of fiction to resist
Islamophobic narratives and offer authentic representations of Muslim life.

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BSI-2025-FIR d

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Makassar : FAH. Adab & Humaniora UIN ALauddin., 2025

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x, 64 hal :Ilus :, 30 cm

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English

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BSI-2025-FIR d

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Islamophobia
Orientalism
Effort--Comparative Literature,

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