Jasmine Falling By: Shereen Malherbe This review was originally published on Muslimah Media Watch. Jasmine Falling by Muslimah Media Watch’s Shereen Malherbe recounts the story of Jasmine, a young English girl who, in order to receive her inheritance after her mother dies, searches for her father in his native Palestine and winds up discovering notContinue reading “#Review: Jasmine Falling — Bird [Un]Caged”
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Book Review: Jasmine Falling
Jasmine Falling by Shereen Malherbe My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found Jasmine Falling a beautiful work of art which was emotionally moving and will stay with me for some time to come. T… Source: Book Review: Jasmine Falling
Jasmine Falling books are donated to schools & universities in Palestine
This summer, a stack of my books are being distributed back to the country and people who inspired me to write it. This novel was written with the sole purpose of sharing an alternative narrative and capturing Palestine as I experienced it. Roaming around the old City of Jerusalem, my husband and I found maps beingContinue reading “Jasmine Falling books are donated to schools & universities in Palestine”
A collection of interviews with Shereen Malherbe, author of Jasmine Falling
“Jasmine Falling is the debut novel of British Palestinian writer (and MMW Contributor!) Shereen Malherbe. It is a tale of self-discovery and finding belonging, set mostly during ten action-charged days in Jerusalem, where Jasmine travels to find her missing father after her mother’s death. I spoke with Shereen about the inspiration for the novel, theContinue reading “A collection of interviews with Shereen Malherbe, author of Jasmine Falling”
Muslimah Media Watch Book Review: Jasmine Falling
Republished from Muslimah Media Watch: Jasmine Falling by Muslimah Media Watch’s very own Shereen Malherbe recounts the story of Jasmine, a young English girl who, in order to receive her inheritance after her mother dies, searches for her father in his native Palestine and winds up discovering not only the family she left behind, butContinue reading “Muslimah Media Watch Book Review: Jasmine Falling”
BookFabulous Reviews Jasmine Falling
‘And so begins a tale that is immersed in the history of an uprooted nation, that has seen the larger part of its people forced into fleeing their homes from the terror unleashed on the day Israel declared its state. For those Palestinians who chose to remain behind, the occupation’s incessant humiliations and intimidation continueContinue reading “BookFabulous Reviews Jasmine Falling”
On the BelAhdan Show
My appearance on the BelAhdan Show with Ahmed Tharwat, I discuss how my visit to Palestine inspired me to write my debut novel, Jasmine Falling.
Sisters Magazine Reviews Jasmine Falling
Excerpt ‘Jasmine Falling is also a rich Middle Eastern tale that makes us fall for a land ripped between war and other social ills. The beauty and the richness of the land are still present no matter what it went through and still goes through as shows through the pages that Malherbe penned soContinue reading “Sisters Magazine Reviews Jasmine Falling”
Burka’s and Books
Thank you for sharing your personal experiences. It is important to have this dialogue and be involved with other sisters who may have been feeling the same as you. I too, wonder how covering has or will impact negatively on our achievements but I commend you on your strength to write it and inshaAllah itContinue reading “Burka’s and Books”
An interview with author, Shereen Malherbe
What inspired you to write this book? ‘I visited Palestine and stayed with my family in the West Bank. One day, my husband and I were strolling through the streets and we saw a blacked out tourist bus pull up. Tourists spilled out onto the streets, surrounded by security, snapped photographs of a tree thatContinue reading “An interview with author, Shereen Malherbe”
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