Kshaf Siddique2025-11-222025-11-222024https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/12047Women suffer at the dissecting borders of patriarchy and racial segregation in a world that looks forward to silence femininity to quench the eternal thirst of the flag bearers of colonisation. However, women have shown sheer resilience in the face of occupation of their bodies, land and belongings. The paper critically analyses Susan Abulhawa’s Against the Loveless World, particularly Nahr’s struggle to liberate herself above the pedestal. Extending that, it critically evinces the exceptional story of Nahr, the female protagonist, who falls prey to displacement, racial slurring and prostitution. The research accentuates the challenges faced by Nahr as an embodiment of women suffering at a broader level extending temporal and spatial boundaries. Edward Said’s Orientalist approach provides the theoretical underpinning for the paper as it critically overviews instances from the novel that subjected Nahr to a torturous life. The research has contributed to the greater knowledge of gender and colonialism highlighting the challenges faced by women being doubly colonised. The study critically overlooks the intricate patterns of gender biasness in the looming shadows of colonial regimes. The study has explored the identity crises faced by women as well as the resistance in context of the feminine agency. The research has voiced the snubbed women living on fringes in the contemporary middle east and has used Nahr to pinpoint this gender issue at a broader level.enThesis