Aligned with Arabic Literature and BFI Arabic courses.

Helps students track their reading, explore Mohammed Berrada’s literary exploration of memory and identity, analyse characters and narrative choices, identify major themes, and reflect on the novel’s exploration of memory, forgetting, identity, women’s experiences, exile, belonging, individual freedom, society, politics, and the search for self. Supports close reading through quotation analysis, thematic exploration, literary techniques, setting analysis, and preparation for written assessments.

Includes structured worksheets with reading reflections, memorable quotations, character analysis, thematic exploration, literary techniques, setting and atmosphere analysis, and an essay planning grid to support analytical writing.

Format:
21 pages
Self-paced reading support
Structured sections covering the full novel
Printable for classroom or independent study

It includes:
Reading Log by Sections
Character Tracker
Themes Tracker
Literary Devices Tracker
Setting & Atmosphere Tracker
Essay Planning Grid

Perfect for:
Arabic Literature teachers
BFI Arabic courses (ACL)
Teachers exploring modern Arabic fiction, memory narratives, identity, women’s voices, exile literature, political engagement, and the relationship between personal experience and collective history
Students studying امرأة النسيان as a set text or for independent reading

Supports class discussions on themes of memory and forgetting, identity and self-discovery, the position of women in society, exile and return, the relationship between the individual and society, political commitment, personal freedom, and the power of storytelling in preserving experiences and understanding the past.