-- View this email in your browser(Reblogged from Muslim Lit Festival)WHAT’S ON AT THE MUSLIM LITFEST Al-Aqsa event PLUS Palestine Must-ReadsThe recent conflict in Palestine has put a spotlight on the city of Jerusalem and Masjid Al-Aqsa, a holy site in all the Abrahamic faiths. … Continue reading Muslim Lit Festival- Masjid-Al Aqsa- Why it matters and Palestine Must Reads
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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!
The Land Beneath the Light
A Palestinian reimagining of Jane EyreAll too often we are subjected to news of turmoil and conflict in Palestine. By exploring the lived realities of those living under occupation, The Land Beneath the Light presents an alternative. Drawn loosely from the author’s own childhood experiences of Palestine, … Continue reading The Land Beneath the Light
Author Shereen Malherbe on The Today Show
"Shereen Malherbe will be read more and more as the wind carries her original, powerful, enchanting stories, where rarely is a novel just a novel..." Yousef Khanfar. Watch the show to find out more about The Land Beneath the Light which is due to be … Continue reading Author Shereen Malherbe on The Today Show
The OU helped me to become a published author.
Published by the Open University. Read the full article here. “I always dreamed of becoming an author,” says OU graduate Shereen. “But it wasn’t something I realised again until I had taken time off from my banking career.”Shereen had been working in London’s Canary Wharf when … Continue reading The OU helped me to become a published author.
Returning…with a different view
Hello everyone, I’m returning to the world of living, also known as social media! After a two year hiatus, and becoming an almost English Literature graduate (Summer 2019), I am ready to begin sharing my stories and travels with you again. To find out what direction I was heading … Continue reading Returning…with a different view
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 … Continue reading Jasmine Falling books are donated to schools & universities in Palestine
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