2024 Pocket Books Challenge - hosted by acarter

MENA (Middle Eastern/North African) author
UNICEF defines MENA as the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
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We Are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition by Reem Kassis

We Are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition

Reem Kassis

111 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history middle grade reference
Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow. by Noor Hindi

Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow.

Noor Hindi

66 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir poetry politics challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers by Elias Jahshan

This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers

Elias Jahshan

211 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai

The Ardent Swarm

Yamen Manai

4 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

13 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Mother Country by Etaf Rum

Mother Country

Good Intentions #5

Etaf Rum

1 hour, 13 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj

Behind You Is the Sea

Susan Muaddi Darraj

246 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

10 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

You Exist Too Much

Zaina Arafat

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

Evil Eye

Etaf Rum

340 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced