Books like Fugitive Light (Middle East Literature in Translation) by Mohamed Berrada

In "Dragonfly in Amber," Diana Gabaldon transports readers across time to 18th‑century Scotland and France, following Claire Randall’s return with her daughter Brianna to uncover family secrets tied to the Jacobite uprising.

A Chilean woman embarks on a quest to find her lover in 1840s California's goldfields, facing numerous challenges and adventures along the way.

Set in Rome, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Marble Faun follows American travelers as they confront a murder rooted in love, examining transgression, guilt, and the impact of European culture on American morality.

Sixteen‑year‑old Maggy balances school, care for her alcoholic mother, and time at the Blue Mirror café, where her art brings her solace. An encounter with charismatic runaway Cole sparks a dangerous romance that forces her to confront life’s hidden dangers.

A provocative portrait of modern Cairo, the Yacoubian Building illustrates the intertwined lives of its residents—politicians, clerics, artists and lovers—against a backdrop of corruption, social change, and religious tension.

Kiko Himura seeks to leave her toxic mother relationship and enroll in a dream art school, but when that plan stumbles, she tours alternative schools with a friend and discovers life‑changing truths about herself and her past.

An in-depth examination of the lived experience of Muslim women in Arab societies, exploring gender dynamics, social, political and religious influences on their roles and sexuality.

Seventeen‑year‑old painter Nora Holmes receives a grand art‑travel scholarship from her supportive grandfather, but her skeptical mother threatens family harmony as the journey to Europe unfolds.

The compelling personal story of a teenage girl who stood against her family's faith to convert to Christianity and who gave up everything in her flight from religious persecution. In 2009 the story broke in national media of a teenage girl who had run away from her Ohio home, claiming that her Muslim father had threatened to kill her for refusing to renounce her Christian faith. Her parents denied the charges and fought to have her returned home, but she became a ward of the state, placed into foster care until she was emancipated at age 18. Today that girl is a young woman still living in an undisclosed location, still convinced her life is under threat, and still passionate about following Jesus, despite the risks. Teens and young adults will be moved by Rifqa's story of standing up to religious persecution, literally giving up everything to follow her faith.