Blogs in January 1970

The Sand Fish 1st January 1970

Seventeen-year-old Noora is not like the other women of the sun-battered mountains of the Arabian Peninsula in the 1950s. She shares their poverty and uncomplaining existence, but carries a fiery independence. With the death of her mother, her father...

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Kiss the Dust 1st January 1970

Tara is an ordinary teenager. Although her country, Kurdistan, is caught up in a war, the fighting seems far away. It hasn’t really touched her. Until now. The secret police are closing in. Tara and her family must flee...

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The Night of the Mi’raj 1st January 1970

Zoë Ferraris has picked a telling setting for her debut novel. Her sleuth is Nayir, a desert guide, who is employed to find the missing daughter of a rich Saudi family, only to find her murdered. (The Independent)

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I Shall Not Hate 1st January 1970

Abuelaish was raised in a refugee camp in the Gaza strip and then trained as a doctor, devoting his life to medicine and to reconciliation. He crossed the Border on a regular basis treating people on both sides of...

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Girls of Riyadh 1st January 1970

Gamrah’s faith in her new husband is not exactly returned … Sadeem is a little too willing to please her fiancé … Michelle is half-American and the wrong class for her boyfriend’s family … While Lamees works hard with...

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