Book Reviews

ISIS and the Absurdity of War in the Age of Twitter

ISIS and the Absurdity of War in the Age of Twitter

Jessica Proett reviews Salar Abdoh's empirical novel set during the days when ISIS was running loose across Iraq...

4 JULY 2021 • By Jessica Proett
I was a French Muslim—Memories of an Algerian Freedom Fighter

I was a French Muslim—Memories of an Algerian Freedom Fighter

Mischa Geracoulis reviews the memoir from Algerian freedom fighter Mokhtar Mokhtefi.

23 MAY 2021 • By Mischa Geracoulis
The Triumph of Love and the Palestinian Revolution

The Triumph of Love and the Palestinian Revolution

Fouad Mami reviews Susan Abulhawa's powerful new novel "Against the Loveless World," about Palestinians in a revolutionary mode.

16 MAY 2021 • By Jean Lamore
Three North African Novels Dance Between Colonial & Postcolonial Worlds

Three North African Novels Dance Between Colonial & Postcolonial Worlds

BookFabulous' Rana Asfour delivers capsule reviews of three recent North African novels from Libya and Morocco.

25 APRIL 2021 • By TMR
Being Jewish and Muslim Together: Remembering Our Legacy

Being Jewish and Muslim Together: Remembering Our Legacy

Joyce Zonana reviews two recent titles that reveal Jewish-Muslim connections and communities of the Arab world.

28 MARCH 2021 • By Joyce Zonana
The Polyphony of a Syrian Refugee Speaks Volumes

The Polyphony of a Syrian Refugee Speaks Volumes

Farah Abdessamad reviews Silence is a Sense, the new novel from Layla AlAmmar.

25 JANUARY 2021 • By Farah Abdessamad
The Howling of the Dog: Adania Shibli’s “Minor Detail”

The Howling of the Dog: Adania Shibli’s “Minor Detail”

Layla AlAmmar takes us into the heart of Adania Shibli's literary thriller, where Palestinian lives are but a...

30 DECEMBER 2020 • By Layla AlAmmar
Are Iranians—Restricted by the Trump Era Muslim-Country Ban—White?

Are Iranians—Restricted by the Trump Era Muslim-Country Ban—White?

Rebecca Allamey reviews "The Limits of Whiteness" by sociologist Neda Maghbouleh, who argues that a white American immigrant...

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Rebecca Allamey
An American in Istanbul Between Muslim and Christian Worlds

An American in Istanbul Between Muslim and Christian Worlds

Anne-Marie O'Connor reviews the debut novel by Nektaria Anastasiadou, set in Istanbul's venerable Rum community.

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Anne-Marie O'Connor
Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”

Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”

N.A. Mansour reviews the tantalizing recipes in Sami Tamimi & Tara Wigley's new cookbook of Palestinian cuisine.

15 OCTOBER 2020 • By Sophia Armen
Egypt—Abandoned but not Forgotten

Egypt—Abandoned but not Forgotten

A Land Like You gives a palpable sense of a community that could not have imagined its own...

4 OCTOBER 2020 • By India Hixon Radfar
Salvaging the shipwreck of humanity in Amin Maalouf’s Adrift

Salvaging the shipwreck of humanity in Amin Maalouf’s Adrift

Maalouf draws a line from pivotal years in Middle Eastern history to some of the most pressing dilemmas...

15 SEPTEMBER 2020 • By Sarah AlKahly-Mills
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