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@ilhamreads

PhD Candidate Postcolonial lit | Book reviewer

 London, Brussels
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Joined August 2017
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Looking for the best academic references / sources / scholars on pan-Arabism, who can help me out? Bonus point if it relates to literature!
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Was absolutely lovely having you in Brussels dear Yassmin! Lots of laughs and great bookish discussions
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I spoke to @m7mdkurd about his book RIFQA and I wrote about it: middleeasteye.net/discover/p…

'I'm not afraid to pick a fight': Mohammed el-Kurd on Rifqa, God and Palestinian resilience

In his debut poetry collection, named after his late grandmother, the writer and activist has collated a bold and unabashed tribute to those who resist, past and present

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"We are living in colonial times. There is no room yet for ‘post’ colonial literature while we are living under the coloniser" Interview with @m7mdkurd by @ilhamreads in @MiddleEastEye middleeasteye.net/discover/p…

'I'm not afraid to pick a fight': Mohammed el-Kurd on Rifqa, God and Palestinian resilience

In his debut poetry collection, named after his late grandmother, the writer and activist has collated a bold and unabashed tribute to those who resist, past and present

middleeasteye.net
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Really looking forward to reading When We Were Arabs, a decolonial history of Jewish Arabs via @mhayoun's family history. Excellent review by @ilhamreads here: middleeasteye.net/discover/w…
When We Were Arabs: 'I am not an Oriental'

When We Were Arabs: 'I am not an Oriental'

Massoud Hayoun has written an important personal history of the lives of Jews who were dispossessed of their deep roots in the Arab world

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I met Toni Morrison during a book signing and I had two books to sign and she would only sign one and I was complaining and she acted like she didn’t hear me then looked at me and said “your audacity is fascinating, go take the world” I kid you not
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Totally on board with this description 😂
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Hi it’s been a minute 😌
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I was interviewed by Showcase (@trtworld) to talk about MENA writers and representation in fiction: youtu.be/diKH-vs5pn4
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I’ve mentioned my 2019 favourite MENA books in this - check it out! Featuring @mhayoun @helloiammariam @ZahraHankir
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30 books on the Middle East you should add to your reading list 📚 ow.ly/PR3Q50xGWZK
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Love, slavery, madness and abuse: Celestial Bodies. @ilhamreads has written a cracking review of Celestial Bodies for @The_NewArab: alaraby.co.uk/english/societ…
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Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
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"I am Arab because it is what my parents have been told not to be, for generations, to stop us from living in solidarity with other Arabs” ow.ly/43Gq30pBVU2
When We Were Arabs: 'I am not an Oriental'

When We Were Arabs: 'I am not an Oriental'

Massoud Hayoun has written an important personal history of the lives of Jews who were dispossessed of their deep roots in the Arab world

middleeasteye.net
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He chose Arabness, because according to him, “it is to choose solidarity over the division wrought by white colonialism” | @ilhamreads ow.ly/n8vV30pBXFe
When We Were Arabs: 'I am not an Oriental'

When We Were Arabs: 'I am not an Oriental'

Massoud Hayoun has written an important personal history of the lives of Jews who were dispossessed of their deep roots in the Arab world

middleeasteye.net
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"What if I could give readers like myself a book set in a version of Arabia that wasn’t fuelled by terrorism, twisted by forced marriage, or decorated with magical genies?..." ow.ly/476830p7aAN
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Long gone are the days when teens and tweens from the MENA region couldn’t read about fictional characters who looked, spoke and ate like them! I wrote about YA for @MiddleEastEye ow.ly/fpeo30p70Ts
The best YA books: 10 Middle East authors worth reading

The best YA books: 10 Middle East authors worth reading

Young Adult literature is drawing inspiration from the Middle East and North Africa

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Writers mentioned: @hafsahfaizal @yassmin_a @arvinahmadi @TaherehMafi @jasminewarga @somaiyadaud @RandaAFattah @aliayunis @fatimawriter @ahlambsharaa @samahidriss3
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