This autobiographical book tells the story of love and exile through the eyes of the celebrated Palestinian poet and author Mourid Barghouthi who visited Dubai’s Emirates Literature Festival last month.
Book Review: Does my Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
This light-warming book about an Aussie Muslim girl in Melbourne is a funny and a much needed break from all the stresses of 2016. The story reads like a journal,
Miral by Rula Jebreal
Translated from Italian, this is a work of fiction that shows Jebreal’s journalistic side and her objective focus on events rather than on personal insight. In this work she tries
A Brief History of Time in the Eyes of Stephen Hawking
“A Brief History of Time” by Stephen Hawking is an enjoyable read written by the mind of a genius. It is not often that one reads about science in a
How Children’s Literature Instills Values of Peace and Understanding
Children’s literature is an important gateway to nurture a love for reading among youth. It can help develop a lifelong love for books of all kinds, which in turn sharpens
Book Talk: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
This book is a nail-biting page-turner, a hallmark of every good crime novel. There are three different narrators, each defined by unique and not very flattering, traits who relate the
3 Film Adaptations that Prove you Can’t Judge a Book by its Movie!
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This debate can go on for hours, just like a debate between a movie buff and a bookworm, when a novel is
Boosting Creativity: Top 10 places to get Creative Ideas
Don’t underestimate the dynamic nature of creativity, and the possibility that your aha moment could come when you least expect it. Here we present 10 ‘creativity enhancing’ places that you
Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan and her “Wanna Read” Initiative
The year 2016 has been declared as “The Year of Reading” and one of the most prominent leaders pushing the initiative is Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al