This coming-of-age story set in southwestern Iran during the nationalization of the oil industry in 1951 is the first English translation of the work of a prominent Iranian novelist who helped set the stage for today’s struggle for democracy in Iran.

Morocco’s Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments explores the abuse of power and its effects in this award-winning novel that opens a fascinating window into Amazigh (Berber) culture.

A novel by a Kurdish-Iraqi writer that gives voice to contemporary Iraqi women’s experiences of political repression, violence, exile, and the yearning for peace.

New stories about modern Morocco and its people by critically acclaimed author Leila Abouzeid.

A personal account of a Syrian woman's youth in Damascus in the 1940s.