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Noshin Bokth

Noshin Bokth

Bokth

Noshin Bokth has over 6 years of experience as a freelance writer. She has covered a wide range of topics and issues including covering the implications of the Trump administration on Muslims, the Black Lives Matters Movement, travel reviews, book reviews, and op-eds. She is the former Editor in Chief of Ramadan Legacy and former North American Regional Editor of the Muslim Vibe.

 

Book Club: Translated into English for the first time, al-Sharqawi's masterpiece depicts an Egyptian village community's struggle against class oppression.

20 March, 2024

Book Club: After 60 years at the forefront of medicine, we take a look back at the colossal achievements of British-Egyptian surgeon, Sir Magdi Yacoub.

31 January, 2024

Book Club: As 2023 comes to an end, The New Arab have chosen 10 of the most brilliant, relevant, and thought-provoking books written by Arab authors this year.

27 December, 2023

Book Club: One of Syria's most gifted novelists, Samar Yazbek's latest book examines Alawite existence, tradition, and culture in the context of civil war.

13 December, 2023

Book Club: Taleb Alrefai's latest novel sheds light on the lives of thousands of workers who come to the Gulf states with dreams of money and wealth. However, they soon find themselves confronted with the harsh reality of a desolate life.

08 November, 2023

Book Club: Uld Mohamadi Bah's 'Birds of Nabaa' is a quintessential Mauritanian tale about a Sufi's modern asceticism. Travelling from his village in Mauritania to Europe, the Gulf, and Africa, the narrator's wanderings help reinforce his humanity.

11 October, 2023

Book Club: The plight of Bedouins living in Palestine is seldom written about in novel form. Sheikha Helawy, herself hailing from a Bedouin town, has written a collection of 18 short stories that unveils the culture of Bedouin women in modernity.

20 September, 2023

Book Club: Mohamed Choukri is one of North Africa's most esteemed, widely read and controversial authors. Now translated into English, Choukri's complete works uncover society's underbelly, revealing an entrancing, dark, and hedonistic imagination.

30 August, 2023

Book Club: Women in Translation Month is an international, intersectional initiative based around women having their voices heard. To celebrate this month, The New Arab has compiled a list of our favourite translations from Arabic to English.

23 August, 2023

Book Club: Al-Andalus, the Muslim Civilisation of the Iberian Peninsula, has often been viewed as a golden period of religious tolerance. With incidents of Islamophobia increasing across Europe, what can Europeans learn from the 700-year rule?

26 July, 2023