Recommended Books by Arab Women
January 28, 2017 8:03 PM   Subscribe

100 Recommended Books by Arab Women for Your 2017 Reading Resolutions, an annotated list by M. Lynx Qualey, founder of ArabLit.org: "These recommendations are based on a personal reading of Arab and Arabic literature, so there are inevitable gaps ... A more comprehensive author listing can be found at [Nahla Hanno's] website Arab Women Writers," which offers a must read list too.

The two recommendation lists intersect on 22 titles:
posted by Wobbuffet (5 comments total) 91 users marked this as a favorite
 
Great list, thanks. I have so much reading to do.
posted by Belle O'Cosity at 12:53 AM on January 29, 2017


Wow, amazing, thanks so much for putting this up.
posted by stevedawg at 1:18 AM on January 29, 2017


Terrific, thanks!
posted by Gin and Broadband at 1:24 AM on January 29, 2017


This is great, thanks so much!
posted by stillmoving at 4:03 AM on January 29, 2017


I wish Balabakki's writings were translated.
Balabakki's literary work also inspired political uproar. Because of her public criticisms of Islam and sexually explicit stories, Balabakki was brought to trial, while her work was censored
posted by PHINC at 7:34 AM on January 29, 2017 [2 favorites]


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