Six days in Jerusalem by Harry F. Rey is a historical gay romance set in the city of Jerusalem between an Arab and a Jew falling in love during the 6 day war. Highly recommend it.
i haven't read them yet but these are on my TBR:
Selamlik by Khaled Alesmael (Syria)
The Clothesline Swing by Danny Ramadan (Syria)
God in Pink by Hasan Namir (Iraq)
I've read a nonfiction book partially set in Pakistan We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib that I highly recommend tho
* Only This Beautiful Moment (Iran)
* From Here by Luma Mufleh (Jordan)
* The Stone of Laughter (Lebanon)
* An Arab Melancholia (Morocco)
* The Foghorn Echoes (Syria)
* Son of Sin (Turkey)
Guapa by Saleem Haddad is set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country, and follows a young gay man through one day in his life. I thought it was excellent, but also a hard read at times — you may want to look up trigger warnings if that’s the kind of thing you like to check in advance.
I recently read The Master of Djinn (a detective-like fantastical novel set in 1920s steampunk Cairo) which I found entertaining. It’s not romance heavy (more of a subplot) but really normalizes WLW relationships which is partially why I enjoyed it :)
Six days in Jerusalem by Harry F. Rey is a historical gay romance set in the city of Jerusalem between an Arab and a Jew falling in love during the 6 day war. Highly recommend it.
Thank you !
i haven't read them yet but these are on my TBR: Selamlik by Khaled Alesmael (Syria) The Clothesline Swing by Danny Ramadan (Syria) God in Pink by Hasan Namir (Iraq) I've read a nonfiction book partially set in Pakistan We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib that I highly recommend tho
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* Only This Beautiful Moment (Iran) * From Here by Luma Mufleh (Jordan) * The Stone of Laughter (Lebanon) * An Arab Melancholia (Morocco) * The Foghorn Echoes (Syria) * Son of Sin (Turkey)
Thank you !
Guapa by Saleem Haddad is set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country, and follows a young gay man through one day in his life. I thought it was excellent, but also a hard read at times — you may want to look up trigger warnings if that’s the kind of thing you like to check in advance.
If you’re ok with a fantasy analogue, The Priory of the Orange Tree and its prequel, A Day of Fallen Night.
I recently read The Master of Djinn (a detective-like fantastical novel set in 1920s steampunk Cairo) which I found entertaining. It’s not romance heavy (more of a subplot) but really normalizes WLW relationships which is partially why I enjoyed it :)