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Book Club: Amrou Al-Kadhi's award-winning memoir is a poignant and moving story about the author's fight to be true to themselves.
Book Club: Jeff Halper argues that the only way to decolonise Palestine is to dismantle Israeli structures of domination and control and replace them with a single democratic state.
Revolt Against the Sun: When the political is personal
Book Club: Nazik al-Mala'ika was one of the most important Arab poets of the twentieth century. Revolt Against the Sun presents her key works in English for the first time.
The best books by Arab authors in 2020
Book Club: From fiction to insightful memoirs and social commentary, The New Arab rounds up some of the best books written by ...
Hijab and Red Lipstick by Yousra Imran
Book Club: In Hijab and Red Lipstick, Yousra Imran alchemises her trauma into a semi-autobiographical novel that was hard to ...
Islamophobia and the rise of respectable racism in France
Book Club: Jim Wolfreys illuminates both the uniqueness of France's anti-Muslim backlash and its broader implications for the West.
Calligraphies of the Desert by Hassan Massoudy
Book Club: Iraqi calligrapher Hassan Massoudy draws inspiration from the words and wisdom of revered poets and writers who ...
The soundtrack of the Arab uprisings in 10 songs
Few of the pro-democracy protesters who took the Middle East by storm in 2011 had a flag to raise or leader to follow. But all had a song to ...
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
Book Club: Susan Abulhawa's award-winning third novel is a compelling and emotive contemplation of the Palestinian struggle.
Arab authors call for boycott of Emirati book prize
Some of the Arab world's most well-known authors have demanded the International Prize for Arabic Fiction cut ties with the UAE.
A Match Made In Heaven: Muslim women talk desire
Book Club: A new anthology of stories by British Muslim women exploring romance and desire proves to be a powerful and nuanced ...
Trump's follows Netanyahu's example to silence Israel critics
Comment: Trump is using a highly problematic definition of anti-Semitism to silence rights groups, while right-wing anti-Semitic violence ...
Netflix announces host of new Turkish TV series
The streaming giant is massively expanding its roster of Turkish original TV series and films.
Islam in the Eastern African Novel
Book Club: Emad Mirmotahari's comprehensive study of Islam in Eastern African fiction reimagines the region's multi-ethnic and ...
The Slave Yards by Najwa Bin Shatwan
Book Club: Najwa Bin Shatwan's unforgettable novel explores questions of race, class, and freedom in nineteenth century Libya.
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
Book Club: Rashid Khalidi's masterful book traces a hundred years of colonial war against Palestinians, waged first by the Zionist movement and Israel but backed by Britain and the US.
The Wolf of Baghdad: Memoir of a Lost Homeland
Book Club: Carol Isaacs's stunning graphic novel is a vivid journey into the history of Iraq's Jewish community.
The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah
Book Club: A Palestinian-American woman wrestles with faith, loss, and identity before coming face-to-face with a school ...
Asylum for Sale: The intersection of capitalism and migration
Book Club: Through essays, artwork, and photographs, this explosive new book documents the global asylum regime as an ...
How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
Book Club: Elizabeth Thompson chronicles a pivotal moment in modern history when Arab nationalists established a ...
Donald Trump's younger brother dies
Donald Trump's brother Robert died on Saturday after suffering an undisclosed illness.
When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family's Forgotten History
Book Club: Massoud Hayoun's intimate memoir weaves family history with politics in a powerful exploration of Arab Jewish ...
The Dictatorship Syndrome by Alaa Al Aswany
Book Club: Alaa Al Aswany explains dictatorship as a disease whose causes and symptoms must be thoroughly studied if we wish ...
A Place Between Two Places: The Qur'anic Barzakh
Book Club: George Archer's thought-provoking study traces the conceptual history and philosophy of the afterlife in Islam.
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