#Sonia Nimr

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Every person has a story, and every life makes a tale.

Sonia Nimr, Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands (translated by Marcia Lynx Qualey)

#Sonia Nimr #Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands #quote #fiction #2024 reads

[loverslibraries]

So I've been trying to read more Palestinian books recently and boy let me tell you, this middle grade time travelling urban fantasy / magical realism triology set in palestine which also approaches occupation in a very child friendly and organic way is remarkably difficult to get my hands on!! let's talk about it:

Thunderbird by Sonia Nimr first came on my radar from this tweet of Palestinian book recommendations. I did a search on my library database for my county and there was zilch. I searched the authors name, aaaaaand, Nope.

So I decided to see if I could take out an interlibrary loan from another public library in Florida. Here the thing about that: In the entire state of Florida, there is only TWO copies of the first book of this trilogy, and ZERO for the second book (The third book has not been published yet, but according to this twitter user, the book will *allegedly* come out sometime in September 2024. Twitter user did not cite proof so I am unsure if that date will be impacted by the genocide in Gaza or whatever the case may be. I have replied to this tweet asking for a source, and if I get a response, I'll post an update and link to it here. Screenshot in case tweet gets deleted).

My nature will not allow me to let petty stuff like this go, so rather than starting this book, I decided to try and figure out where I can purchase the second book, seeing as I definitely cannot borrow it from the library.

My first thought is Amazon. This isn't very pro-library and independent bookstore of me but I figured if the library doesn't have it, my indie bookstore definitely won't have it in their purchasing database (foreshadowing 😈). I figured if anyone was going to have this godforsaken book, Amazon would.

You would be wrong. Temporarily out of stock???? I want my book and I want it NOW Jeffrey!!! Put it in stock!!!!

"But Alexis! Amazon has it available as an ebook! Why don't you read it like that?" Well dear reader, two reasons:

I'm actually considering it so maybe you should mind your own fucking business (/j) and

If there's a $3.51 difference between reading this book on my water damaged, glass-screen-protector-so-cracked-I-don't-think-I-can-take-it-off-and-replace-it-even-if-I-really-really-wanted-to and holding the book physically, I want to read the book physically.

Down on my luck, I decide to ask my indie bookstore about it during book club, and long story short, she ordered books one and two and I am such a fucking moron for not asking there first.

Nonetheless, now that you, the little internet people in my phone, know my plight to read this book, you will be forced to endure my updates about it. Enjoy.

#thunderbird book one #sonia nimr #currently reading #reading threads #palestinian literature #reading thread

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

✨ National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) is celebrated in April. The first Arab American Heritage Day was celebrated on October 25, 1992. NAAHM celebrates the heritage and culture of Arab Americans and Arabic-speaking Americans. It also recognizes the contributions of Arab Americans to the United States, including:

🌙 The history of Arab migration to America 🌙 The diversity within the Arab American community 🌙 Important customs and traditions 🌙 The fight for civil rights and social justice

✨ NAAHM also serves as a time to: 🌙 Combat Anti-Arab bigotry 🌙 Challenge stereotypes and prejudices

✨ In 2023, the president declared April National Arab American Heritage Month. However, I felt it necessary to recognize Arab American Heritage Day this year, too. I'm Palestinian 🇵🇸, but growing up, I never saw that word printed on a page, never saw it recognized as a nationality in novels or newspapers. We're here. We exist. We will not be erased, ignored, or silenced.

✨ In celebration of these voices, here are a few books by Arab and 🇵🇸Palestinian authors to consider adding to your TBR.

🌙 A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum 🌙 Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa 🌙 The Woman From Tantoura by Radwa Ashour 🌙 You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat 🌙 Crescent by Diana Abu Jaber 🌙 Salt Houses by Hala Alyan 🌙 Minor Detail by Adania Shibli 🌙 As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh 🌙 Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi 🌙 Silence is a Sense by Layla AlAmmar 🌙 The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah 🌙 Exhausted on the Cross by Najwan Darwish 🌙 Palestine Is Throwing a Party and the Whole World Is Invited by Kareem Rabie 🌙 My First and Only Love by Sahar Khalifeh 🌙 Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd 🌙 Among the Almond Trees by Hussein Barghouthi 🌙 Palestine: A Socialist Introduction (edited) by Sumaya Awad and Brian Bean 🌙 The Book of Ramallah (edited) by Maya Abu Al-Hayat 🌙 Stories Under Occupation: And Other Plays from Palestine (edited) by Samer al-Saber and Gary M. English 🌙 Ever Since I Did Not Die by Ramy al-Asheq 🌙 Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine by Mohammad Sabaaneh 🌙 Post-Millennial Palestine: Literature, Memory, Resistance (edited) by Ahmad Qabaha and Rachel Gregory Fox 🌙 The Dance of the Deep-Blue Scorpion by Akram Musallam 🌙 Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands by Sonia Nimr 🌙 The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey by Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt 🌙 Evil Eye by Etaf Rum 🌙 A Child in Palestine by Naji al-Ali 🌙 Murals by Mahmoud Darwish 🌙 Farah Rocks by Susan Muaddi Darraj 🌙 Halal Hot Dogs by Suzannah Aziz, illustrated by Parwinder Singh 🌙 Baba, What Does My Name Mean? A Journey to Palestine by Rifk Ebeid, illustrated by Lamaa Jawhari 🌙 The Olive Tree Said to Me by N. Salem 🌙 Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah 🌙 Don't Read The Comments by Eric Smith 🌙 Jasmine Falling by Shereen Malherbe 🌙 Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa 🌙 The Lady of Tel Aviv by Raba’i al-Madhoun 🌙 Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family by Najla Said

#palestine #free palestine #arab american heritage month #muslim writers #arab writers #palestinians #books #book recs #book recommendation #book list #reading #book blog #batty about books #battyaboutbooks

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Books about Palestine and Palestinian Heritage

This is by no means an exhaustive list. These are books I was able to source from my local library and thought other people might appreciate them as well. I have not read them all, but the intention of the list is Palestinian perspectives and characters.

List order: Children's books, Young Adult books, Adult books, Graphic novels

Junior

We Are Palestinian A Celebration of Culture and Tradition by Reem Kassis: A stunning non-fiction children's book celebrating everything Palestinian! From culture and food, to music and literature, We Are Palestinian is a celebration of Palestinian heritage. Brought to life by award-winning writer Reem Kassis, every spread is filled with wonderful anecdotes, fascinating facts, and memorable quotes.

Homeland; My Father Dreams of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck: A Palestinian family celebrates the stories of their homeland in this moving autobiographical picture book debut by Hannah Moushabeck. With heartfelt illustrations by Reem Madooh, Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine is a love letter to home, to family, and to the persisting hope of people, which transcends borders.

Three Wishes; Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak by Deborah Ellis: Ellis turns her attention to the young people of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After visiting the region to conduct interviews, she presents their stories here in their own words. Twelve-year-old Nora, eleven-year-old Mohammad, and many others speak directly about their lives -- which prove to be both ordinary and extraordinary: They argue with their siblings. They hate spinach. They have wishes for the future. Yet they have also seen their homes destroyed and families killed, and live amidst constant upheaval and violence.

Farah Rocks Florida by Susan Muaddi Darraj: Farah's little brother is in the hospital with a heart problem that needs surgery, so her parents send sixth-grader Farah off to stay with her grandmother in a retirement condo in Florida; Sitti Fayrouz does not speak much English, has a lot of rules, and does not understand Farah's interest in geology, so Farah is not happy with the move--but despite being the only child in the community, Farah finds that the people are nice, and despite getting off to a bad start (she accidentally dumped a soda on his lap) she forms a friendship with Dr. Fisher, who shares her interest in science. Palestinian-American Author.

These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh: The story of a Palestinian family's ties to the land, and how one young girl finds a way to care for her home, even as she says goodbye. It's 1967 in Nablus, Palestine. Oraib loves the olive trees that grow outside the refugee camp where she lives. Each harvest, she and her mama pick the small fruits and she eagerly stomp stomp stomps on them to release their golden oil. Olives have always tied her family to the land, as Oraib learns from the stories Mama tells of a home before war. But war has come to their door once more, forcing them to flee. Even as her family is uprooted, Oraib makes a solemn promise to her beloved olive trees. She will see to it that their legacy lives on for generations to come.

Ghaddar the Ghoul And Other Palestinian Stories by Sonia Nimr: Retells nine Palestinian folktales featuring women of character, genial tricksters, and mischievous animals.

Balcony on the Moon; Coming of Age in Palestine by Ibtisam Barakat: Balcony on the Moon follows Ibtisam Barakat through her childhood and adolescence in Palestine from 1972-1981 and chronicles her desire to be a writer.

Young Adult

We're in This Together A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be by Linda Sarsour: In this middle grade edition of We Are Not Here to be Bystanders , Linda shares the memories that shaped her into the activist she is today, and how these pivotal moments in her life led her to being an organizer in one of the largest single-day protests in US history. From the Brooklyn bodega her father owned to the streets of Washington, DC, Linda's story as a daughter of Palestinian immigrants is a moving portrayal of what it means to find your voice in your youth and use it for the good of others as an adult.

Tasting the Sky A Palestinian Childhood by Ibtisam Barakat: In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war.

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh: A contemporary teen romance novel featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school, for fans of Jenny Han and Samira Ahmed. Palestinian-Canadian Author.

Ida in the Middle by Nora Lester Murad: Every time violence erupts in the Middle East, Ida knows what's coming next. Some of her classmates treat her like it's all her fault--just for being Palestinian!... One day, dreading a final class project, Ida hunts for food. She discovers a jar of olives that came from a beloved aunt in her family's village near Jerusalem. Ida eats one and finds herself there--as if her parents had never left.

Ronit & Jamil by Pamela L. Laskin: Pamela L. Laskin's beautiful and lyrical novel in verse delivers a fresh and captivating retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that transports the star-crossed lovers to the modern-day Israel-Palestine conflict. Ronit, an Israeli girl, lives on one side of the fence. Jamil, a Palestinian boy, lives on the other side. Only miles apart but separated by generations of conflict--much more than just the concrete blockade between them.

Adult Fiction and Nonfiction

Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone? by Maḥmūd Darwīsh: Palestine's most internationally famed poet of all, Mahmoud Darwish

The Palestinian Table by Reem Kassis: Authentic modern Middle Eastern home cooking - 150 delicious, easy-to-follow recipes inspired by three generations of family tradition.

Her First Palestinian And Other Stories by Saeed Teebi: Saeed Teebi's intense, engrossing stories plunge into the lives of characters grappling with their experiences as Palestinian immigrants to Canada. These taut and compelling stories engage the immigrant experience and reflect the Palestinian diaspora with grace and insight.

Once Upon A Country A Palestinian Life by Sari Nusseibeh: A prominent Palestinian's searching, anguished, deeply affecting autobiography, in which his life story comes to be the story of the recent history of his country.

Zaitoun Recipes From the Palestinian Kitchen by Yasmin Khan: Oil from the olive -- which is known in Arabic as zaitoun -- flows in abundance in the kitchens of Palestine.

Notes on the Occupation Palestinian Lives by Éric Hazan: Almost 40 years after the Israeli military occupation of Palestine, scenes from the West Bank remain rare and fragmented. Despite its prominence in the world news, suprisingly little is known about daily life in this troubled land. Here is a rare portrait of a population living with the reality of war and the dream of peace. (Published 2007).

A White Lie by Madeeha Hafez Albatta: The Women's Voices from Gaza series honours women's unique and underrepresented perspectives on the social, material, and political realities of Palestinian life. In A White Lie, the first volume in this series, Madeeha Hafez Albatta chronicles her life. Among her remarkable achievements was establishing some of the first schools for refugee children in Gaza. Her story will benefit Middle East scholars, social justice and human rights advocates, and all who want to know more about the modern history of Palestine.

Love Is An Ex-country by Randa Jarrar: Queer. Muslim. Arab American. A proudly Fat woman. Randa Jarrar is all of these things. In this provocative memoir of a cross-country road trip, she explores how to claim joy in an unraveling and hostile America.

The Words of My Father Love and Pain in Palestine by Yousef Khalil Bashir: A Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada, and how he made a strong commitment to peace in the face of devastating brutality in this moving, candid, and transformative memoir that reminds us of the importance of looking beyond prejudice, anger, and fear.

Places of Mind; A Life of Edward Said by Timothy Brennan: The first comprehensive biography of the most influential, controversial, and celebrated Palestinian intellectual of the twentieth century.

We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders; A Memoir of Love and Resistance by Linda Sarsour: Women's March co-organizer Linda Sarsour shares how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized and celebrated activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country.

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan: From a dazzling new literary voice, a debut novel about a Palestinian family caught between present and past, between displacement and home...On the eve of her daughter Alia's wedding, Salma reads the girl's future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children; she also sees travel, and luck. While she chooses to keep her predictions to herself that day, they will all soon come to pass when the family is up rooted in the wake of the Six-Day War of 1967.

Ishmael's Oranges by Claire Hajaj: It's April 1948, and war hangs over Jaffa. One minute seven-year-old Salim is dreaming of taking his first harvest from the family's orange tree; the next he is swept away into a life of exile and rage. Seeking a new beginning in swinging-Sixties London, Salim finds an unexpected love with Jude, a troubled Jewish girl struggling with her own devastating family legacy. The bond between them flourishes in the freedom of the age, bringing the promise of thrilling new worlds. But before long, childhood conflicts and prejudices reawaken to infringe upon their life together, pulling them and their children inexorably back towards the Middle East and its battlegrounds.

I Shall Not Hate; A Gaza Doctor's Journey: by Izzeldin Abuelaish Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish - now known simply as "the Gaza doctor" captured hearts and headlines around the world in the aftermath of horrific tragedy: on January 16, 2009, Israeli shells hit his home in the Gaza Strip, killing three of his daughters and a niece. By turns inspiring and heartbreaking, hopeful and horrifying, this is Abuelaish's account of a Gazan life in all its struggle and pain. A Palestinian doctor who was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza.

Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa: A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel that does for Palestine what The Kite Runner did for Afghanistan. Mornings in Jenin is a multi-generational story about a Palestinian family.

Falastin; A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi: Falastin is a soulful tour of Palestinian cookery today from Ottolenghi's Executive Chef Sami Tamimi, with 120 highly cookable recipes contextualized by his personal narrative of the Palestine he grew up in.

The Parisian, Or, Al-Barisi by Isabella Hammad: A masterful debut novel by Plimpton Prize winner Isabella Hammad, The Parisian illuminates a pivotal period of Palestinian history through the journey and romances of one young man, from his studies in France during World War I to his return to Palestine at the dawn of its battle for independence.

Graphic Novels

Power Born of Dreams My Story Is Palestine by Mohammad Sabaaneh: Translating headlines into authentic lived experiences, these stories come to life in the striking linocut artwork of Mohammad Sabaaneh, helping us to see Palestinians not as political symbols, but as people.

A Child in Palestine; The Cartoons of Naji Al-Ali by Naji Al-Ali: For the first time in book form, A Child in Palestine presents the work of Naji al-Ali. Through his most celebrated creation, the witness-child Handala (Hanthala), al-Ali chronicles the Israeli occupation, the corruption of the regimes in the region, and the plight of the Palestinian people.

Baddawi by Leila Abdelrazaq: Ahmed was raised in the refugee camp of Baddawi in northern Lebanon, one of many thousands of children born to Palestinians who fled (or were expelled from) their homeland during the 1948 war that established the state of Israel. Ahmad's dogged pursuit of education and opportunity echoes the journey of the Palestinian people, as they make the best of their existing circumstances while remaining determined to one day return to their homeland.

The Hookah Girl and Other True Stories by Marguerite Dabaie: In this current political climate, being a Palestinian is a hazard. However, there are common grounds where East meets West. The Hookah Girl is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel of a childhood as a Christian Palestinian in America.

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Send letters to your local government for ceasefire (UK, Canada, US, Australia)

Donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians

Donate to Palestine Children's Relief Fund

Donate to The World Food Program

Donate to Doctors Without Borders

Donate to UNRWA

#palestine #Palestinian #Palestinians #book list #books #children's books #young adult books #ya books #adult books #fiction #non-fiction #graphic novels #free palestine

[edarabia]

Dubai, UAE: Lina LitFest, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature mascot, together with the Roads and Transport Authority mascot Salama, set off on an exciting journey to celebrate the festival’s children’s programme. More than 50 main sessions and workshops for children are scheduled at Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City for the festival organised by the Emirates Literature Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation which supports and nurtures literature in the UAE. A key feature of the festival is its five-day education programme from March 5-9, which includes free education day events for students, student sessions, competitions, Festival Art Exhibition and author visits to schools. Children can also enjoy free activities at the Time Out Story Corner and the first Disney Story Corner, as well as performances at the Festival Fringe Stage. Some authors of note taking part include eaturing renowned author Frances Hardinge (The Lie Tree), Horrid Henry series writer Francesca Simon, animator and creator of the Freej television series Mohammad Saeed Harib, George Greenby series author Lucy Hawking, award-winning Palestinian writer Sonia Nimr and Carnegie Medal winners Tanya Landman (Hell and High Water) and Piers Torday (There May Be a Castle). The ninth Emirates Airline Festival of Literature will be held from March 3-11 March, 2017 at the Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City. Ticket prices start at Dh40 and many children’s events and activities are available free of charge. For information, log on to the festival tickets.emirateslitfest.com or visit Magrudy’s outlets across the UAE. © Gulf News

#Education #Events #UAE #Dubai #Abu Dhabi #Edarabia

[jobs-in-dubai-uae]

Dubai, UAE: Lina LitFest, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature mascot, together with the Roads and Transport Authority mascot Salama, set off on an exciting journey to celebrate the festival’s children’s programme. More than 50 main sessions and workshops for children are scheduled at Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City for the festival organised by the Emirates Literature Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation which supports and nurtures literature in the UAE. A key feature of the festival is its five-day education programme from March 5-9, which includes free education day events for students, student sessions, competitions, Festival Art Exhibition and author visits to schools. Children can also enjoy free activities at the Time Out Story Corner and the first Disney Story Corner, as well as performances at the Festival Fringe Stage. Some authors of note taking part include eaturing renowned author Frances Hardinge (The Lie Tree), Horrid Henry series writer Francesca Simon, animator and creator of the Freej television series Mohammad Saeed Harib, George Greenby series author Lucy Hawking, award-winning Palestinian writer Sonia Nimr and Carnegie Medal winners Tanya Landman (Hell and High Water) and Piers Torday (There May Be a Castle). The ninth Emirates Airline Festival of Literature will be held from March 3-11 March, 2017 at the Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City. Ticket prices start at Dh40 and many children’s events and activities are available free of charge. For information, log on to the festival tickets.emirateslitfest.com or visit Magrudy’s outlets across the UAE. © Gulf News via Edarabia.com

#Jobs #Careers #Vacancies #Dubai #UAE #Abu Dhabi #Middle East

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[Memories] became guests I could conjure at a time of my choosing, and no longer lived with me at every moment as before.

Sonia Nimr, Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands (translated by Marcia Lynx Qualey)

#Sonia Nimr #Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands #quote #fiction #2024 reads

[loverslibraries]

All the Books I've Read in 2023:

(I tried to make these as in order as possible. To see my current reads, check me out on Goodreads or Storygraph. Here's the twitter thread this was adapted off of.)

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

a larry fanfiction (I'm embarrased but i'm counting it)

Color Decoder by Dorothye Parker

The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sarah J Maas (audiobook parts 1 and 2)

another larry fanfiction SHUT UP

The Outsiders by SE Hinton

Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James SHUT UP

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok

How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi

The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab

The Leading Brain by Friederike Fabritius

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien

The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmor

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Sold On A Monday by Kristina McMorris

Heartstopper Vol 1

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

The Wicked King by Holly Black

larry fanfiction SILENCE

If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

Outliers by Malcom Gladwell

Trixie and Katya's Guide To Modern Womanhood

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan

The Will of the Many by James Islington

The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

Weyward by Emilia Hart

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Bunny by Mona Awad

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

My Year Of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

Flight by Lynn Steger Strong

This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Blood Heir by Amelie Wen Zhao

Palestine Speaks by Cate Malek and Mateo Hoke

Thunderbird Book One by Sonia Nimr

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

Red Tigress by Amelie Wen Zhao

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Crimson Reign by Amelie Wen Zhao

#books #2023

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Title: Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands Author: Sonia Nimr Translator: Marcia Lynx Qualey Publication Year of Translation: 2021 Publisher: Interlink Books Genre: fiction

This was a fun read and follows a young Palestinian woman on her adventures primarily around the SWANA region. There was something almost fantastical about the way the story unfolded, perhaps because it was following a similar storytelling pattern as many folktales. It also seemed like Nimr wanted the reader to take something more out of this novel than all the adventures her protagonist goes on.

It was nice following such a witty and resilient Palestinian protagonist, Qamar, who really did what she could to make the most of her situation. I was also reminded of the dual nature of humans, who are capable of doing kind but also terrible things, as the reader discovers from Qamar’s journey. I did feel that the pacing of the fourth and final part of the novel was a bit rough compared to the previous parts, which did make the novel’s ending a little unsatisfying.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this novel, but overall, I was pleasantly surprised.

Content Warning: slavery, kidnapping, grief, death, violence

#Sonia Nimr #Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands #book review #fiction #2024 reads #booklr

[arablit]

Two Palestinian Novels Make 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction's 6-Book Shortlist

FEBRUARY 14, 2024 — The shortlist of the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction was announced today, at a press conference in Riyadh. The six-book shortlist was announced by this year’s Chair of Judges, Syrian writer Nabil Suleiman, who was joined by judges Sonia Nimr, František Ondráš, Mohamed Shoair, and Hammour Ziada, as well as IPAF’s Chair of Trustees Yasir Suleiman and the prize’s…

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#Ahmed Al-Morsi #Basim Khandaqji #Eissa Nasiri #International Prize for Arabic Fiction #Osama Al-Eissa #Raja Alem #Rima Bali

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Palestine Book Awards Announce 7-book Shortlist

Palestine Book Awards Announce 7-book Shortlist

Earlier this week, organizers announced the seven-book shortlist for this year’s Palestine Book Awards: The Palestine Book Awards, now in its tenth year, celebrates books in English about Palestine.  Thirty-nine books were submitted for this year’s prize, and a diverse group of seven books have been shortlisted, from food to fiction to academic work. The 2021 shortlisted authors are: Timothy…

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#Lima Shawa #Linda Sarsour #Marc Lamont Hill #Mitchell Plitnick #Palestine Book Awards #Sahar Mustafah #Sonia Nimr #Timothy Brennan

[arablit]

Friday Finds: YA in Translation by Taghreed Najjar, Djamila Morani, and Sonia Nimr

Words Without Borders has posted a new special issue this kid-lit-heavy month, “Time-Travelers, Fisherwomen, and Sleuths: Arabic Young Adult Literature,” curated by translator Elisabeth Jaquette:

As Jaquette writes in her introduction to this special section:

In the past decade, YA titles like The Servant by Fatima Sharafeddine and Code Name: Butterfly by Ahlam Bsharathave not only seen success…

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#Djamila Morani #Sonia Nimr #Taghreed Najjar

[arablit]

Launching the FOLK Issue: The Ordinary and Extraordinary That 'Refuse to Be Erased'

Launching the FOLK Issue: The Ordinary and Extraordinary That ‘Refuse to Be Erased’

The Winter 2021 issue of ArabLit Quarterly is available in print and e-form: Print editions of our FOLK-themed special double issue, the last ALQ of 2021, are available via Gumroad and Amazon (US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Australia, Japan, the UAE, and elsewhere), and are forthcoming in bookshops and elsewhere. E-copies are available as PDF or EPUB via Gumroad. You can also…

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#Adel Khozam #Alaa Murad #Alan Elbaum #Ali al-Jamri #ArabLit Quarterly #Eman Quotah #featuredAL2 #folk #Jess Martin #Katharine Halls #Leonie Rau #Mariam Qahtani #Mbarek Sryfi #Melanie Magidow #Nicholas Mangialardi #Norah Alkharashi #Omar Al Jadhee #Rawan Maki #Salma Harland #Sonia Nimr #Sonia Sulaiman #Stephen Slessor #Will Pewitt #Yahia Al-Tahir Abdullah #Zainab Almahdi

[arablit]

Translate This! 21 Women You Want to Read in English

Translate This! 21 Women You Want to Read in English

There are many Arabic books by women that English-reading audiences would enjoy, and that haven’t (yet) been published in translation. Hoda Barakat’s Night Post, for one. Radwa Ashour’s Heavier than Radwa. Sahar Khalifeh’s Door to the Courtyard. Huzama Habayeb’s When the Queen Falls Asleep.

But those women, with the exception of Habayeb — last year’s winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for…

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#WITMonth #Asmaa Yasin #Basma Nsour #Bothayna al-Essa #Djamila Morani #Fatima Qandil #Fawzia Abu Khaled #Ghada @9had #Khadija Marouazi #Malaka Badr #Malika Moustadraf #Najwa Binshatwan #Nassima Bouloufa #Rachida al-Charni #Rasha Abbas #Renee Hayek #Samira Azzam #Saniya Saleh #Sonia Nimr #Taghreed Najjar

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Dubai, UAE: Lina LitFest, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature mascot, together with the Roads and Transport Authority mascot Salama, set off on an exciting journey to celebrate the festival’s children’s programme. More than 50 main sessions and workshops for children are scheduled at Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City for the festival organised by the Emirates Literature Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation which supports and nurtures literature in the UAE. A key feature of the festival is its five-day education programme from March 5-9, which includes free education day events for students, student sessions, competitions, Festival Art Exhibition and author visits to schools. Children can also enjoy free activities at the Time Out Story Corner and the first Disney Story Corner, as well as performances at the Festival Fringe Stage. Some authors of note taking part include eaturing renowned author Frances Hardinge (The Lie Tree), Horrid Henry series writer Francesca Simon, animator and creator of the Freej television series Mohammad Saeed Harib, George Greenby series author Lucy Hawking, award-winning Palestinian writer Sonia Nimr and Carnegie Medal winners Tanya Landman (Hell and High Water) and Piers Torday (There May Be a Castle). The ninth Emirates Airline Festival of Literature will be held from March 3-11 March, 2017 at the Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City. Ticket prices start at Dh40 and many children’s events and activities are available free of charge. For information, log on to the festival tickets.emirateslitfest.com or visit Magrudy’s outlets across the UAE. © Gulf News via Edarabia.com

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