These ten novels—all steeped in uncertainty, grit, shadowy streets, and moral ambiguity—encapsulate the best of Arab noir writing.
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Rana Asfour
A novel that tells the story of the end of socialism in Algeria, almost one year before the...
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Saïd Khaitibi
في أحدث رواية للكاتب مجدي نصار، نقرأ سيرة «روح الله»، الفتاة التي تولد بعلامة على وجهها، وتعيش حياة...
1 DECEMBER 2025 • By مجدي نصار
Omar Zahzah demonstrates how Big Tech and social media platforms threaten freedoms and promote violent interests.
28 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Maura Finkelstein
Non-citizen Gulf residents are rarely depicted in media or literature, but two new novels may change all that.
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Gaar Adams
A new memoir builds a case for one state where everyone has equal rights.
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Anna Lekas Miller
Rome-based filmmaker Amy Omar explores the short stories of a Turkish writer living in Paris who turns cities...
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Amy Omar
Al-Dujaili shows how global crises connect us and reveal our shared humanity.
6 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Noshin Bokth
A curated collection of fiction and non-fiction exploring the ways political and social unrest impacts mental health in...
5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Rana Asfour
Shady Lewis' new novel skewers British bureaucracy while exploring the immigrant experience with black humor and surreal situations.
15 AUGUST 2025 • By Valeria Berghinz
Matt Broomfield's new book explores the history of the Rojava revolution in Syrian Kurdistan as a model for...
11 JULY 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Gurnah's new novel, "Theft," is a post-colonial exploration of Tanzania, immigration, and the relationship between Africa and the...
9 JULY 2025 • By Philip Grant
