15th May marks the day officially recognised as Nakba Day in recognition of the mass murder and expulsion of Palestinians from their homes across Palestine by the Zionist colonial project eventually named Israel. Of course, this did not happen in one day and was the...

An important part of the Palestinian resistance is preserving and promoting its culture and connections to the land that has been violently stolen. The approach of wedding season offers us a special way to bring the Palestinian cause to mind and appreciate the rich...

A short episode about Muti'ah Badruddeen's novel, Rekiya and Z, discussing the following: Muslim Nigerian and West African portrayals in literature Flawed Muslim characters and their faith Organic portrayals of polygamy rather than emotionally charged, blatantly...

Before starting this book, I had been thinking to myself how long it has been since I’d got so engrossed in the action of a story that I just wanted to keep going at the end of each chapter, and not stop to analyse it. Then, I met Amina al-Sirafi and I was immediately...

Over time, I have realised that it is very difficult to retain everything I learn from one source upon completing it once. This realisation has benefited me in two ways. Firstly, it lifted a weight from my mind and heart as I allowed myself to read without the burden...

Review: Who Will Help Me Make Iftar? by Asmaa Hussein and Saliha Çalışkan (Türkiye) I have been following Asmaa Hussein, founder of Ruqaya's Bookshelf, for a long time and have come to very much respect the work ethic she consistently demonstrates. So I have always...