Books by Seba al-Herz
“This novel was written under a pseudonym by a Saudi, probably a Saudi woman. It describes the lives of young Saudi Shia women in the country’s Eastern Province. They go to school, they fall in love with each other. It shows the day-to-day discrimination they face from other Saudis…It broke two huge taboos: one, the sexual taboo and the other the sectarian taboo by outlining the life of a young Shia woman, and the problems she faces. The book is very famous in the Arab world, and also in Saudi Arabia.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Seba al-Herz were recommended
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The Venture of Islam, Volume 1: The Classical Age of Islam
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Imams and Emirs: State, Religion and Sects in Islam
by Fuad I. Khuri -
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Book of Travels (Safarnāma)
by Nasir-i Khusraw -
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Travels through Arabia and Other Countries in the East
by Carsten Niebuhr -
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The Others
by Seba al-Herz
The best books on Sunnism and Shiism, recommended by Toby Matthiesen
The best books on Sunnism and Shiism, recommended by Toby Matthiesen
In a bid to get away from simplistic explanations of why sectarian identity in the Middle East can lead to conflict, Swiss political scientist Toby Matthiesen wrote The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism. Here he recommends other books that shed light on Sunni and Shia differences, including a racy novel set in Saudi Arabia.
