Diversity of the Muslim World

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The Kite Runner
1.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The list author says:
  "Beautifully written, searing and intense.  Hard hitting novel about Afghanistan.  Easily the best of contemporary  Asian literature"
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Daughter Of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution
2.  Daughter Of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution by Sattareh Farman-Farmaian
The list author says:
  "For a better understanding of WHY the Iranian Revolution happened"
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
3.  Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
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  "Then read this and figure out why the revolution in Iran went pretty badly wrong."
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In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran
4.  In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran by Christopher de Bellaigue
The list author says:
  "Best non-fiction book I've picked up on contemporary Iran.  Very insightful.  Particularly good on the Iran-Iraq war"
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Ali And Nino: A Love Story
5.  Ali And Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said
The list author says:
  "Delightful novel set in Azerbaijan in the early 20th Century by a Jewish convert to Islam"
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Kartography
6.  Kartography by Kamila Shamsie
The list author says:
  "Kamila Shamsie  may be superlite, but Katography is an excellent,  honest depiction of the only Pakistan that I know"
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Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy)
7.  Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy) by Naguib Mahfouz
The list author says:
  "The inimitable Mahfouz - the best of the Cairo Trilogy.  Egypt's struggle for independence as the backdrop"
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In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story
8.  In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story by Ghada Karmi
The list author says:
  "Found this especially valuable for its cross-cultural themes.  What was it like to be Palestinian living in Golder's Green in the 1950s?"
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In the Eye of the Sun
9.  In the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf Soueif
The list author says:
  "Thumping, brilliant read.  Ahdaf Soueif's best  - Egypt comes alive.  Full of colour and real life"
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Boys Will be Boys: A Daughter's Elegy
10.  Boys Will be Boys: A Daughter's Elegy by Sarah Suleri Goodyear
The list author says:
  "No one writes like Sara Suleri  - she's in a league of her own.  Ostensibly, it's a book about her father - but any book about ZA Suleri has to be a book about Pakistan"
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Death and the Dervish (Writings from an Unbound Europe)
11.  Death and the Dervish (Writings from an Unbound Europe) by Mesa Selimovic
The list author says:
  "Classic of Bosnian literature, even if it gave rise to a serious misinterpretation of Surah Al Asr"
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Grandfather's Tale (Fiction Series)
12.  Grandfather's Tale (Fiction Series) by Ulfat Idilbi
The list author says:
  "Beautiful tale about Daghestani exiles and the Caucasus (I haven't yet read 'Hadji Murad').  The closest I have found to an 'Islamic' story  in all of my reading.  Some more please."
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Paradise
13.  Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah
The list author says:
  "Beautiful prose.  The story of Yusuf (AS) set in turn-of-the-century Tanzania.  Anyone who loves Africa will love this"
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Daughters of Another Path: Experiences of American Women Choosing Islam
14.  Daughters of Another Path: Experiences of American Women Choosing Islam by Carol L. Anway
The list author says:
  "The experience of American women converts to Islam.  Not exactly literature, but an interesting read nonetheless"
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Desert Encounter
15.  Desert Encounter by Knud Holmboe
The list author says:
  "Account by a Danish convert to Islam of his journey across North Africa by car in the 1920s"
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Prisoner Of Love (New York Review Books Classics)
16.  Prisoner Of Love (New York Review Books Classics) by Jean Genet
The list author says:
  "Genet's account of time spent with the Palestinian Fedayeen.  You may not agree with his politics, but the writing is in a class of its own. Beautiful and lyrical."
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I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters
17.  I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters by Rabih Alameddine
The list author says:
  "Ok, ok - more Druze than orthodox Muslim, but set in Lebanon and laugh out loud funny  (and tragic).  There isn't much Muslim writing that reflects any sense of humour - pity."
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Beirut Blues
18.  Beirut Blues by Hanan Al-Shaykh
The list author says:
  "A classic of the Lebanese civil war - and my favourite of all of Hanan Al-Shaykh's books"
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Turquoise
19.  Turquoise by Aamer Hussein
The list author says:
  "Short stories by the most depressed man in the entire Muslim universe - be warned  ;-)"
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Marxism and Other Western Fallacies: An Islamic Critique
20.  Marxism and Other Western Fallacies: An Islamic Critique by Ali Shariati
The list author says:
  "'If freedom has no touchstone or purpose, it is western existentialism, whose goal is to seek Hashish in Nepal or the Khyber Pass'"
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Mirage
21.  Mirage by Soheir Khashoggi
The list author says:
  "Khashoggi is the Danielle Steele of the Muslim World  (that's probably not a compliment, but her stuff is entertaining)"
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Anthology of Modern Palestinian Literature
22.  Anthology of Modern Palestinian Literature by Salma K Jayyusi
The list author says:
  "Excerpts from the writing of a nation.  Yes, there is a Palestinian voice"
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By the Sea
23.  By the Sea by Abdulrazak Gurnah
The list author says:
  "THE Zanzibari novel.  Gurnah deserves so much more recognition than he has received"
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The Girl from the Golden Horn
24.  The Girl from the Golden Horn by Kurban Said
The list author says:
  "Those cultural differences again.  Set in Vienna after the First World War, but still hugely relevant today"
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The Mystical Poems (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. Persian Heritage)
25.  The Mystical Poems (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. Persian Heritage) by Rumi
The list author says:
  "Who is the best selling poet in the US?  None other than the greatest mystical poet of Islam"
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