In her Muslim hijab, with her down-turned gaze, Najwa is invisible to most eyes, especially to the rich London families whose houses she cleans. But twenty years earlier, it was a different story. Najwa was at university in Khartoum and, as an upper-class westernized Sudanese, and her dreams were to[...]
Set in 1950s Sudan, LYRICS ALLEY is the story of the powerful and sprawling Abuzeid dynasty. With Mahmoud Bey at its helm, the family can do no wrong. But when Mahmoud's son, Nur - the brilliant, charming heir to his business empire - suffers a near-fatal accident, his hopes of university and a glit[...]
Lyrics Alley is the evocative story of an affluent Sudanese family shaken by the shifting powers in their country and the near-tragedy that threatens the legacy they've built for decades. In 1950's Sudan, the powerful Abuzeid dynasty has amassed a fortune through their trading firm. With Mahmoud Bey[...]
Sammar is a young Sudanese widow, working as an Arabic translator at a British university. Estranged from her son, she drifts, grieving and isolated. Life takes a positive turn when she finds herself falling in love with Rae, a Scottish academic. To Sammar, he seems to come from another world and an[...]
De senaste åren har en rad muslimska författare i England skapat något av en ny genre. Dessa författare känner inget behov av att förklara eller göra satir av islam. Inte heller har de den insmickrande ton som karaktäriserar många berättelser om identitet och kulturkollisioner. De skriver [...]
Kärlek x 21 samlar kvinnliga författare från den panafrikanska kontinenten, många av dem hör till världens främsta samtidsskildrare. Kärlek är den gemensamma nämnaren, men de ämnen som tas upp rör allt mellan födslosmärtor och begravningar, tonårsvåndor och ålderdomens krämpor, sam[...]