Analysis Personal Conflicts in Shelina Zahra Janmohamed's "Love in A Headscarf"

Abstract

This study aims to unveil conflicts thath experienced by sheina in “ Love in a Headscarf” (2009), which narrates the author's challenging journey to find love as a South Asian Muslim woman in Western England. Shelina’s adherence to the traditional practice of arranged blind dates within a modern context critically exposes a dual this research employs the New Criticism theory. This formalistic approach emphasizes close reading of the text, focusing on literary devices, structure, and characterization to derive meaning solely from the work itself, independent of external historical or biographical context.The study aims to categorize and analyze the various conflicts Shelina experiences through her repeated failures in the blindates process.The results illuminate how the novel utilizes dialogue and character reactions to portray the complexity and often contradictory pressures faced by the modern Muslim woman navigating love across cultural boundaries.