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Review of ‘The Stationery Shop of Tehran’
This was one of my last books of 2020...The Stationery Shop of Tehran, written by Marjan Kamali is a cute love story between Roya and Bahman (teenagers) who meet in a quaint stationery shop in Tehran in the 1950s. The shop stocks classical books as well such as Rumi - Roya’s favourite. She’s a bookworm and Bahman, a political activist. He is described as “the boy who would change the world”. They fall in love among the bookshelves. But sadly things don’t work out to plan.
Review of ‘The Last Muslim’ - by Lesley Hazleton
I just finished Lesley Hazleton’s book ‘The First Muslim’ - about the life of the Prophet Muhammad. I’ve heard mixed reviews about this book so I wanted to try it for myself.
Review of ‘The Last Mughal’
The Last Mughal by William Dalrymple is based around the fall of Bahadur Shah II (Zafar) - the last Mughal emperor. It details events leading up the Indian Uprising of 1857 and its aftermath. An event that sealed the fate of Mughal rule in India, and led to the end of Indo-Muslim civilisation in India.
Review of: ‘Forty Rules of Love’
The Forty Rules of Love by Turkish writer, Elif Shafaq, is a really heart-warming story. Elif Shafaq is one my favourite authors. I think she's a vey accomplished writer. She puts a lot of social conscience themes into what she is writing.
A female-led whirling dervish group based in Afghanistan, is reclaiming the country’s deep-rooted Sufi heritage.