favorite books

[Bosco 1]

What are some of your favorites reads on the Middle East/North Africa, or by Arab American authors? I am always looking for something new.

Here are some of mine:

Street in Marrekech - Elizabeth Warnock Fernea

Leo Africanus - Amin Malouf

anything/everything by Naguib Mahfouz

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits - Laila Lalami

The Caliph's House - Tahir Shah

The Blinding Absence of Light - Tahar Ben Jelloun

Morocco - The Islamic Awakening and Other Challenges - Marvine Howe

Conquest of Morocco - Douglas Porch

The Palestinian Impasse in Lebanon: The Politics of Refugee Integration - Simon Haddad

Reporting from Ramallah - Amira Hass

Drinking the Sea at Gaza : Days and Nights in a Land Under Siege - Amira Hass

Map of Love - Ahdaf Soueif

The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power - Asad AbuKhalil and Asad Abukhalil

Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War - Robert Fisk

Year of the Elephant : A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence - Leila Abouzeid

Return to Childhood : The Memoir of a Modern Moroccan Woman - Leila Abouzeid

[UmmSqueakster 54]

Very interesting suggestions. I As'ad AbuKhalil. His Angry Arab News Service is a daily must read

I haven't had much time to read books as of late, sigh. I mainly do the blog roll every day and have found quite a few interesting ones coming out of the ME/NA.

[kerewin21 2]

I recently read "Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits". it was excellent.

I would recommend "Among the Believers," by V.S. Naipaul. It's non-fiction; he goes to Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia, so it's more Asian than Middle Eastern, but he talks about the history of Islam and the role of Islam in political life.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Very nice selection !

I have to say that Amira Hass is a wonderfully gifted writer, with a great compassion and understanding for what is happening in the West Bank and Gaza. I have enjoyed many of her books, and heartily recommend them. She is also a regular feature writer for the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz... you can read some of her articles online at www.haaretzdaily.com.

-MK

[Bosco 1]

Very nice selection !

I have to say that Amira Hass is a wonderfully gifted writer, with a great compassion and understanding for what is happening in the West Bank and Gaza. I have enjoyed many of her books, and heartily recommend them. She is also a regular feature writer for the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz... you can read some of her articles online at www.haaretzdaily.com.

-MK

Democracynow.org has a nice interview with Amira Hass from about a year ago on their website.

Rebecca

[sarah and hicham 3]

'The Kite Runner' is the best book I have read lately... it's about a boy who grew up in Afghanistan. It's very sad but you should defiitely read it! It's written by Khaled Hosseini.

check it out http://www.khaledhosseini.com/

k bye.

sarah

[iceyspots 0]

Man I wish I had time to read something other that school text lol