The Marginalized

ʿAdanīyah Shiblī (1974- Palestine) – Tafṣīl Thānawī (2017, English Trans. Minor Detail, 2020). In 2004, the nameless female narrator from…

See also H: Historical Novels: Historical Novels on Slavery Rāshid ʿabd al-Naʿīmī (1937-, UAE) – Shāhindah (‘Shahinda’, 1976). Often seen

The ‘Bidūn’ is a social class mainly in Kuwait, but also in other Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, the United Arab

Zaynab Balīl (1947-, Sudan) – Nabāt al-Ṣabbār (‘The cactus plant’, 2011). This novel depicts the troubles of a group of

Akhdām (meaning ‘servants’) are a socially marginalized minority group of Yemeni society. They are Arabic-speaking Muslims like many other Yemenis

ʿAbdallah Bin Bakhīt (1952-, Saudi Arabia) – Shāriʿa al-ʿAṭāyif (‘Street of affections’, 2009), tells the story of three characters who