Laila Lalami

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Laila Lalami is the author of six books, including, most recently, the novel The Dream Hotel.

The Missionary Position The Missionary Position

Like radical Islamists and American interventionists, Ayaan Hirsi Ali's The Caged Virgin and Irshad Manji's The Trouble With Islam Today express great concern for Muslim women. But...

Jun 1, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

Exile and the Kingdom Exile and the Kingdom

In his newest novel The Last Friend, Tahar Ben Jelloun draws from his experiences as a writer and activist under Morocco's repressive monarchy.

Mar 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

Love and Betrayal in Colonial Africa Love and Betrayal in Colonial Africa

Abdulrazak Gurnah's seventh book, Desertion, revisits the theme of exile and expands it to relationships---between lovers, between families, between countries.

Sep 8, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

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