"In Islam, hijra refers to the Prophet Muhammad's departure from Mecca to Medina; the term has come to mean any exodus. Bearing witness to the testimony of immigration--not only the poet's but also that of her family--the poems in the collection create adialogue between the two worlds of migration"--
Author: Hala Alyan Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press ISBN-13: 978-0809335404 Paperback: 71 pages
