The 2022 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book Set In The Middle East
Countries in the Middle East include -  Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen.
 Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 
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The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

The City of Brass

The Daevabad Trilogy #1

S.A. Chakraborty

20 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Waiting for the Past by Hadiya Hussein
Waiting for the Past
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Hadiya Hussein

Waiting for the Past

Hadiya Hussein

208 pages • missing pub info (editions)

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bird Tattoo by Dunya Mikhail

The Bird Tattoo

Dunya Mikhail

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Christy Lefteri

360 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness by Shahd Alshammari

Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness

Shahd Alshammari

194 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction feminism health memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom

Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women by Maryam Mahjoba

My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women

Maryam Mahjoba

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar

Take What You Can Carry

Gian Sardar

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective medium-paced
Love from Mecca to Medina by S.K. Ali

Love from Mecca to Medina

Love From A to Z #2

S.K. Ali

9 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali

Love From A to Z

Love From A to Z #1

S.K. Ali

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced