A review by bluestarfish
Minaret by Leila Aboulela

3.0

Minaret slips between Najwa's life as a teenager in Khartoum before the revolution and her exile in London and the gentle falling down in her life circumstances. London is a city of many faces and experiences and it was interesting seeing it through the eyes of somebody different again. But the main interest for me was Najwa's spiritual journey to Islam and I thought that beautifully written. Nominally Muslim as a child, fasting during Ramadan and going with her mother to give alms, she discovers her faith later on as she finds her way through life. I was slightly worried about a mawkinsh ending at one point so I'm glad that didn't happen.