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Book Club: An innovative and engrossing investigation of Syrian immigrant life in the United States, Dima Alzayat's debut collection tackles issues of marginalisation, identity and belonging in a community largely shunned by the Global North.
Book Club: For observant Muslims, the month of Ramadan presents opportunities for healing as well as feats of willpower. Aliyah Umm Raiyan's book guides us through these challenges in what has become an essential resource for Ramadan.
Book Club: The turbulence, trauma and turmoil caused by the final days of colonial rule divide communities and pit loved ones against each other. In Leila Aboulela's latest novel, we are forced to come to terms with the complexities of motivation.
Book Club: Recipient of the Naguib Mahfouz prize for Arab literature, Ahmed Taibaoui's debut novel is a grim introspective of a poverty-stricken Algiers. Set in post-civil war Algeria, Taibaoui's noir offering is an intense, must-read page-turner.
Book Club: The representation of Hajj has been beautifully brought to life in Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage by Qaisra M. Khan, a lucid history told in narrative and art.
Book Club: The death of Queen Elizabeth II has revived debate over whether the monarch was a feminist icon. But behind these seemingly playful discussions lies a deeply difficult discourse that penetrates into the heart of global feminist movements.
Book Club: Unjustly imprisoned at 16, Ahed Tamimi's experience in Israeli incarceration has informed her activism for the Palestinian cause. Now a major figurehead of the Palestinian struggle, Ahed and her co-writer reveal all in a searing memoir.
Book Club: Growing up feeling out of place is a daunting prospect, particularly if you're from an immigrant family. Sara El Sayed's Muddy People is a funny, uplifting memoir about her navigation of a new culture whilst trying to hold onto her own.
Book Club: African-American theologian and 'lady Imam' Amina Wadud's latest book is a personal reflection on the five sacred tenets of Islam. The book discusses and deconstructs common practices of Muslims today.
Book Club: The case of Shamima Begum and British 'jihadi brides' has polarised British society, with vast swathes of the population encouraging their mistreatment. But what motivated their decision to travel, and are they as monstrous as they seem?