{"product_id":"namesake-reflections-on-a-warrior-woman","title":"Namesake: Reflections on A Warrior Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI may not be brave enough, but somewhere deep inside of me there is, perhaps, the kernel of someone who is. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat brave someone was the legendary Nusayba bint Ka'ab al Khazrajia, who fought alongside the Prophet Muhammad at the dawn of Islam, the author N.S Nuseibeh's ancestor. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn drawing on Nusayba's stories, Nuseibeh delves into the experience of being an Arab woman today and in the distant past - taking her from superheroes and the glorification of violence to the rise of Arab feminism, to what courage looks like in the context of interminable conflict.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy seeking to understand her namesake in the context of her own twenty-first century concerns, Nuseibeh links our current ideas of Muslims and Arabs with their origins, exploring myth-making and identity, religion and nationhood, feminism and race. As intimate as they are thoughtful, these linked essays offer a dazzling exploration of heritage, gender and the idea of home, while also showing how connecting with our history can help us understand ourselves and others today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWinner of The Jhalak Prose Prize 2025, Winner of The Guild of Food Writers Award 2025, Winner of The RSL Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction 2022.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"N.S. Nuseibeh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56226723266947,"sku":"9781838852641","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2025-10-24T155427.122.png?v=1761317705","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/namesake-reflections-on-a-warrior-woman","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}