Blogs in April 2020

Inside the Kingdom 7th April 2020

What happened in the Middle East’s oil-rich powerhouse while we weren’t looking? Saudi Arabia is a country defined by paradox. It’s a modern state driven by contemporary technology & possessed of vast oil deposits, yet its powerful religious establishment...

Read More 

Wolves of the Crescent Moon 7th April 2020

“The first great Saudi novel.” —The New York Sun Banned in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this provocative, fast-paced debut novel confirms what The Washington Post reported about its award-winning author: “Yousef Al-Mohaimeed is taking on some of the...

Read More 

Finding Nouf 7th April 2020

Zoë Ferraris’s electrifying debut of taut psychological suspense offers an unprecedented window into Saudi Arabia and the lives of men and women there. When sixteen-year-old Nouf goes missing, along with a truck and her favorite camel, her prominent family...

Read More 

Hello American Lady Creature: What I Learned as a Woman in Qatar 31st March 2020

Lisa Kirchner was 35 when she married the man of her dreams. They moved to Qatar for one last adventure before starting a family, but things quickly derailed. Her job brought unanticipated challenges. Then she learned she’d never have...

Read More 

The Dohmestics 31st March 2020

As always Rajakumar gives a inside view of a culture, reflecting the ups and downs of a people who love, hate and are trying to live their daily lives as triumphantly as possible. – Michelle Cornwell Jordan, IndieWriters Review...

Read More