A short episode about Muti'ah Badruddeen's novel, Rekiya and Z, discussing the following: Muslim Nigerian and West African portrayals in literature Flawed Muslim characters and their faith Organic portrayals of polygamy rather...
A short episode about Muti'ah Badruddeen's novel, Rekiya and Z, discussing the following: Muslim Nigerian and West African portrayals in literature Flawed Muslim characters and their faith Organic portrayals of polygamy rather...
Before starting this book, I had been thinking to myself how long it has been since I’d got so engrossed in the action of a story that I just wanted to keep going at the end of each chapter, and not stop to analyse it. Then, I...
Over time, I have realised that it is very difficult to retain everything I learn from one source upon completing it once. This realisation has benefited me in two ways. Firstly, it lifted a weight from my mind and heart as I...
Review: Who Will Help Me Make Iftar? by Asmaa Hussein and Saliha Çalışkan (Türkiye) I have been following Asmaa Hussein, founder of Ruqaya's Bookshelf, for a long time and have come to very much respect the work ethic she...
For those who want a so-called "impartial" view of the Palestinian situation, I don't know if there's a more fitting account for them than this book by a Maltese-American, non-Arabophone, non-religious, independent journalist....
Love from Mecca to Medina by S.K. Ali, sequel to the hugely popular Love from A to Z, returns us to the lives of Adam and Zayneb, now married but living apart as they try to build their professional and educational careers while...
Sudan - present or past - is not prominently featured in English-language literature, with Tayeb Salih holding the most well-known spot, but Leila Aboulela continues to change this with her latest historical fiction, River...
With beautiful drawings and well written text, this graphic novel pulls the reader in from the very first pages. In fact, I finished the whole book - 320 pages - in the space of a (rather late) night and morning. This...
When you get to the end of a non-fiction history book and your first reaction is holding back tears, you know it's a good book. Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present did just that, taking me on...
To read about the Moroccan road to independence as an Algerian was both a familiar and enlightening experience. We Have Buried the Past (original title: دفنا الماضي) by Abdelkrim Ghallab invites us into the home of a reasonably...