Kenizé Mourad





Kenizé Mourad

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born
June 15, 1940 in Paris, France

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Kenizé Mourad est une romancière et journaliste française d'origine turco-indienne.

Née à Paris en 1940, Kenizé de Kotwara est la fille d’une princesse turque, membre de la Dynastie ottomane (petite-fille du sultan Mourad V par sa mère Hatidjé Sultane) mariée à un rajah indien mais réfugiée à Paris. Orpheline de sa mère peu après sa naissance, elle est élevée dans un milieu catholique.

À l’âge de 20 ans, la quête de ses origines l’amène à découvrir l’Islam dans textes des grands soufis. Percevant l’Islam comme une religion ouverte et tolérante, elle conçoit son identité musulmane comme « une appartenance plus qu'une religion » à une époque où elle adhère aux « valeurs gauchistes » ambiantes. Tout en effectuant de longs séjours en Inde et au P...more


Average rating: 3.98 · 389 ratings · 37 reviews · 14 distinct works
De la part de la princesse ...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1989 — 19 editions
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Regards from the Dead Princ...
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions
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Le Jardin de Badalpour
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions
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En la ciudad de oro y plata
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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De La Part De La Princesse ...
4.86 of 5 stars 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1988
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Tragom mrtve princeze
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1989
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Our Sacred Land: Voices of ...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2005
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Memories of an Ottoman Prin...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2001
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Le Jardin De Badalpour: Roman
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998
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Le Parfum De Notre Terre: V...
3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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