BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published January 28, 2018

Muslims
Ali Mahmood

An expansive account of Muslim domination from the seventh to the 17th century, followed by 300 years of subjugation, and the subsequent rise of the Middle Eastern Muslim states after the two World Wars.

Falasteen Se Adhoori Mulaqaat
Dr Muzamilla Shafique

This translation of Ghassan Abdullah and Kenneth Ring’s Letters from Palestine brings 30 missives from the conflict-torn region that reveal not political views, but heartfelt stories of humanity.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, January 28th, 2018

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