August 12, 2021

S01E18 | Exploring the Middle East through Literature

24 minutes

Follow Marina on a spectacular tour of some of her favourite books set in the Middle East. She discusses classics like the works of Turkish novelist, Orhan Pamuk, which touch on identity and history, to looking into what it’ll take to dismantle the patriarchy through the eyes of social commentator and journalist Mona Eltahawy.

Mentioned this episode:

Orhan Pamuk - Other Colors

Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love, The Bastard of Istanbul, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, The Island of Missing Trees

Jokha Alharthi - Celestial Bodies

Naguib Mahfouz - Palace of Desire

Nawal El Saadawi - Woman at Point Zero

Mona Eltahawy - Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution, The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls

Elias Khoury - As Though She Were Sleeping

Leila Aboulela - Lyrics Alley

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