'Wound is the Place Where Light Enters You': En-Visioning Speaking Shame and Shame Resilience in Muhammad Hanif's Our Lady of Alice Bhatti.

This paper establishes that Muhammad Hanif's Our Lady of Alice Bhatti foregrounds the concept of shame and explores how doubly marginalized Christian woman Alice Bhatti develops shame resilience in a patriarchal society. By identifying the patterns of oppression and marginalization and breaking the barriers of silence, Alice Bhatti becomes resilient to shame-induced trauma. Consequently, she re-affirms her self-identity against the one prescribed by the society. This paper aims to explore the trauma and shame that emerge as a result of alienation because of social stigma. It further displays how such victims can stand against the atrocities of others by recognizing and redefining their identities. By building upon Judith Herman's trauma theory, we intend to investigate how doubly marginalized Christian women in patriarchal societies are subjected to trauma. Moreover, Brene Brown's notion of shame resilience will be deployed to unveil the shame resilience of the marginalized group. The victims of trauma and shame often become resilient by creating safe bonds with their selves and with others, which further helps them move past their shame in a dignified manner, if not completely escape it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]