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Leila Aboulela
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North Africa

Sudan

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

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Fiction

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Najwa, a Sudanese woman in London who has lost everything — her wealth, her family, her education — finds herself through working as a maid and through Islamic practice.

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One of the most nuanced portraits of a Muslim woman finding strength through faith in Western literature

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Najwa, a Sudanese woman in London who has lost everything — her wealth, her family, her education — finds herself through working as a maid and through Islamic practice. One of the most nuanced portraits of a Muslim woman finding strength through faith in Western literature

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