Over time, I have realised that it is very difficult to retain everything I learn from one source...
Mini-review: Palestine by Joe Sacco (Palestine)
For those who want a so-called "impartial" view of the Palestinian situation, I don't know if...
Mini-review: Muhammad Najem, War Reporter by Muhammad Najem, Nora Neus and Julie Robine (Syria)
With beautiful drawings and well written text, this graphic novel pulls the reader in from the...
Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present by Adeeb Khalid (Central Asia)
When you get to the end of a non-fiction history book and your first reaction is holding back...
Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya 明呀 Powles (Focus: New Zealand/Borneo/China/UK)
Language and multilingualism, the emotions associated with learning a heritage language, living in...
Review: Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose and James A. Lindsay
I have been feeling increasingly uncomfortable with some of the ideas and attitudes manifested in...
Twenty Years of Terror (Enemy Combatant by Moazzam Begg)
I bought Enemy Combatant many years ago at a small event where Moazzam Begg was speaking about the...
Book News: New 43-volume biographical dictionary about female hadith scholars
I've just created a new category of post on here; that's how excited I am about this piece of news...
Review: Servants of Allah by Sylviane A. Diouf
The ladies at The Qarawiyyin Project kindly invited me to suggest a book for one of their book...
Extracts: I Refuse to Condemn, ed. by Asim Qureshi
I Refuse to Condemn is not the type of book I find easy to review; it's a complex interweaving of...
Review: I Refuse to Condemn ed. by Asim Qureshi
I've been thinking about this book for a while after finishing it and I've come to the conclusion...
Extract: Le Problème des idées dans le monde musulman de Malek Bennabi
Alhamdu Lillah, I started this book about five months ago and today I finished it! It's not a long...
Thoughts: I Refuse to Condemn ed. by Asim Qureshi
I don't often accept advance reading copies of books because I already have so many books I...
Podcast: Ep. 44. When the Reading Gets Tough, Should the Tough Keep Reading? (Theme: Upsetting Reads)
On this journey, I’m joined by Leïla, Noor and Assia as we discuss What effect does reading...
Review: Muhammad: His Character and Conduct by Adil Salahi
Muhammad: His Character and Conduct aims, as the title suggests, to explore the personality,...
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