Follow Marina on a spectacular tour of some of her favourite books set in the Middle East. She discusses classics like the works of Turkish novelist, Orhan Pamuk, which touch on identity and history, to looking into what it’ll take to dismantle the patriarchy through the eyes of social commentator and journalist Mona Eltahawy.

Mentioned this episode:

• Orhan Pamuk - Other Colors
• Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love, The Bastard of Istanbul, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, The Island of Missing Trees
• Jokha Alharthi - Celestial Bodies
• Naguib Mahfouz - Palace of Desire
• Nawal El Saadawi - Woman at Point Zero
•  Mona Eltahawy - Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution, The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls
• Elias Khoury - As Though She Were Sleeping
• Leila Aboulela - Lyrics Alley