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Rayyan Al-Shawaf

Rayyan Al-Shawaf is a book critic and editor based in Malta. His reviews and essays have appeared in the Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Globe and Mail, Miami Herald, PopMatters, San Francisco Chronicle, Toronto Star, Truthdig,           Washin​gton Post, and elsewhere. His debut novel, When All Else Fails, was recently published by Interlink Books.

The Waiting Is the Hardest Part: Rodaan Al Galidi’s “Two Blankets, Three Sheets”

Rayyan Al-Shawaf reviews Rodaan Al Galidi’s novel “Two Blankets, Three Sheets,” translated by Jonathan Reeder....

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AROUND THE WORLD

FICTION

The Butterfly Effect: On Rajia Hassib’s “A Pure Heart”

Can a novel that squanders a tantalizing premise ever recover? Rayyan Al-Shawaf reviews Rajia Hassib’s “A Pure Heart.”...

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FICTION

Love in the Time of Slavery: On Ayesha Harruna Attah’s “The Hundred Wells of Salaga”

Rayyan Al-Shawaf reviews the layered and thought-provoking novel "The Hundred Wells of Salaga" by Ayesha Harruna Attah....

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AROUND THE WORLD

FICTION

Los Angeles Review of Books

Between IS and God: What Must Be Understood

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AROUND THE WORLD

RELIGION

POLITICS

Los Angeles Review of Books

The History of Popularity

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MUSIC

Los Angeles Review of Books

Is Islamist-Secularist a Contradiction in Terms?

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RELIGION

POLITICS

Los Angeles Review of Books

A Chaotic Chronicle

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MEMOIR & ESSAY

Los Angeles Review of Books

Upbringing Is All

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NONFICTION

Los Angeles Review of Books

Are There Universal Human Rights or Not?

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