More than ever it is important to be able to access and hear Palestinian voices. As much of the Western media continues to dehumanise Palestinian's being massacred in Gaza and West Bank, I wanted to revisit World Literature Today's Palestine issue featuring a plethora of … Continue reading Revisiting World Literature Today’s, Palestine Voices
Author: Shereen Malherbe
Shereen Malherbe is an award-winning author. Her novel, Jasmine Falling has been voted as one of the top 20 Best Books by Muslim women.
Her second contemporary fiction novel, The Tower, is now used as academic set text in a US university.
Her migrant children's book series, The Girl Who Slept Under The Moon was followed in 2022 with the award-winning, The Girl Who Stitched the Stars. The Girl Who Lives Between Two Worlds is out now.
Her short story, The Cypress Tree has been published in World Literature Today's landmark edition on Palestine Voices.
Her novel, a Palestinian reimagining of Jane Eyre, The Land Beneath the Light was nominated alongside her children's book, for the Palestine Book Awards.
Her latest novel, Yassini Girls based on her appearance on a BBC documentary film on Palestine, is currently available to buy, worldwide.
Do you see the real Palestine?
How else will the world see an intimate portrayal of Palestinian lives? So much of the propaganda machine represents a Palestine that no one will ever truly see. In order to truly understand Palestinian's and their lives, you need to read about their history and … Continue reading Do you see the real Palestine?
Palestine-Writing as a form of resistance and truth.
The Land Beneath the Light. "We are hidden here far above the sea, but the angels move the wind across the world, they rescue those who call to Allah on their desert journeys when they are about to be overcome by a murderous sword. These … Continue reading Palestine-Writing as a form of resistance and truth.
Palestine: The realities of life under Occupation
To understand the current situation in Palestine, one needs to understand life under Occupation and it's history. As many others do right now, I feel powerless to help the Palestinians who are being bombarded by the Isra*lis. Tired of the same narratives being pushed by … Continue reading Palestine: The realities of life under Occupation
World Literature Today. A Conversation with Palestine Prize Laureate Ibrahim Nasrallah
I had an incredible opportunity to interview renowned Palestinian writer, Ibrahim Nasrallah on behalf of World Literature Today. After publishing it's landmark issue Palestine Voices 2021, Lena Jayyusi said, “Thank you for your vision and courage in producing the ‘Palestine Voices’ issue of WLT. Despite … Continue reading World Literature Today. A Conversation with Palestine Prize Laureate Ibrahim Nasrallah
My family story explored & aired in BBC 2’s The Holy Land and Us: Our Untold Stories
Courtesy of BBC I recently contributed to the BBC's documentary on the creation of the state of Israel. The programme follows families whose lives where changed from the events of 1948. For those of you who are familiar with my writing, you will already know … Continue reading My family story explored & aired in BBC 2’s The Holy Land and Us: Our Untold Stories
Bradford Literary Festival 2022
Inspired by the Brontes I recently had the pleasure of attending Bradford Literature Festival 2022 to discuss my Bronte inspired novel, The Land Beneath the Light. A Palestinian reimagining of Jane Eyre that has now been nominated for the Palestine Book Awards 2022. The panel … Continue reading Bradford Literary Festival 2022
We’ve been nominated for the Palestine Book Awards
🏅We've been nominated for the Palestine Book Awards 2022 The Land Beneath the Light my latest novel; a female centric story set in rural Palestine, and my children's book, The Girl Who Stitched the Stars; the second book of my migrant children's series. It's such … Continue reading We’ve been nominated for the Palestine Book Awards
The Land Beneath the Light: An interview with author Shereen Malherbe on her new Palestinian novel
“When we read classic literature we now use them as references for society despite them being fictional texts. What I want to create are representative, authentic texts that include Muslims as contributors to society. Having a Muslim narrative should not pigeonhole our work into a … Continue reading The Land Beneath the Light: An interview with author Shereen Malherbe on her new Palestinian novel
Happy Publication Day!
I am thrilled to announce that The Land Beneath the Light and The Girl Who Stitched the Stars, have officially been published by Beacon Books. I would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone for their support. Thank you to Beacon Books and … Continue reading Happy Publication Day!
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