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Aria by Nazanine Hozar review – an epic tale of turmoil in Tehran
The young eponymous heroine in this warm-hearted debut embodies the complexity of Iran in the runup to the 1979 revolution
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11, Apr, 2020 @6:30 AM
A Pure Heart by Rajia Hassib review – family secrets and cultural divides
A woman investigates her sister’s death by suicide bomber in a remarkable novel split between Egypt and the US
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01, Feb, 2020 @12:00 PM
The Parisian by Isabella Hammad review – accomplished debut
An engaging hero’s journey through the end of the Ottoman empire to the rise of Palestinian nationalism
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20, Apr, 2019 @6:30 AM
Godsend by John Wray review – the girl who joins the Taliban
In this bold novel of enormous emotional intelligence, an American convert reinvents herself as a boy in her quest to become a holy warrior
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18, Jan, 2019 @9:00 AM
Disoriental by Négar Djavadi review – Iranian life in exile
In this sophisticated debut, a French-Iranian woman tells of her home country’s violent history and her family’s escape to Paris
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25, Jul, 2018 @7:59 AM
Two Sisters by Åsne Seierstad review – a journey to join Islamic State
The author of The Bookseller of Kabul tells the true story of two jihadi daughters and the father who travels to Syria to try to change their minds
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21, Mar, 2018 @10:00 AM
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled review – voices from Syria
Wendy Pearlman’s remarkable collection of testimonies from Syrian refugees offers a strong anti-Assad narrative
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12, Aug, 2017 @6:30 AM
The City Always Wins by Omar Robert Hamilton review – an astonishing debut novel
The triumphs and disappointment of the 2011 Egyptian revolution – and the energy of the Cairo streets – brought vividly to life
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04, Aug, 2017 @6:30 AM
The President’s Gardens review by Muhsin al-Ramli – love, death and injustice in Iraq
An affirmation of the importance of friendship amid oppression, this vivid epic of life in a war zone is woven from the true stories of those who live there
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22, Apr, 2017 @6:30 AM
The Raqqa Diaries by Samer review – brutal and powerful
Reports smuggled out of Isis-occupied Syria detail the horrors faced by a desperate population
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23, Feb, 2017 @9:00 AM
Dancing in Damascus by miriam cooke review – Syrian culture responds
The story of the Syrian people is usually one of refugees and victims, but this study details artistic resistance at a time of crisis
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27, Jan, 2017 @9:00 AM
Guapa by Saleem Haddad review – an explosive debut
This day in a life of a gay man under a post-Arab spring dictatorship is as compelling as it is insightful
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28, Oct, 2016 @8:00 AM
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