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The Jewel of Medina Arson Attack

pressingdigressions wrote 2 months ago: The men who fire-bombed Gibson Square, the UK publisher of The Jewel of Medina (the book Random Hous … more →

Tags: Book News, Beaufort Books, Gibson Square, NYT Arts Beat

Critique & Review: The Jewel of Medina « Book Lover’s Paradise

Ginny wrote 4 months ago: Another review of The Jewel of Medina. I’m wondering if in the author’s view, the only … more →

Tags: media, Islam, Thoughts, Controversy, Irshad Manji, Books, Women, Aaminah Hernández, Book Lover's Paradise

Feminist Review: The Jewel of Medina

Ginny wrote 4 months ago: Assalamu alaikum, a review from Aaminah Hernandez (I’m glad she did this Mashallah). And from … more →

Tags: media, Islam, Controversy, History, Books, Women, Aaminah Hernández, Book Reviews, feminist review

#131 ~ The Jewel of Medina9 comments

Literate Housewife wrote 6 months ago: The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones A’isha is a 6 year old girl who, after her parents betrot … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Culture, Religion, Historical Fiction, Random House, early reviewers, librarything, Book Review

We're All Sick and/or Tired12 comments

Literate Housewife wrote 7 months ago: Hello everyone.  I haven’t been very prolific in my blogging or my commenting this month beca … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, My Life with Books, Life, Family, The Conqueror, Georgette Heyer, Sherry Jones, holiday sickness

Sherry Jones - The Jewel of Medina11 comments

Fyrefly wrote 7 months ago: 147. The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones (2008) Length: 432 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Started: … more →

Tags: 3 Stars, Historical Fiction, book, Book Review, Sherry Jones

Is Edward Said Spinning in His Grave?

snarla wrote 7 months ago: Geraldine Brooks wrote a very amusing review of Sherry Jones’s Jewel of Medina in the Washingt … more →

Tags: Arabic, arabist, Arab, Books, Arabian, Book Review, Review, Geraldine Brooks, aisha

Mailbox Monday on Tuesday13 comments

Literate Housewife wrote 8 months ago: Last week was a wonderful week for Literate Housewife’s mailbox (front porch, actually).  It was a b … more →

Tags: Books, librarything, Mailbox Monday, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, twilight saga, The Reluctant Widow, The Conqueror, Georgette Heyer, Jamie Ford

James Joyce Award and Sir Salman Rushdie3 comments

thenoticeboard0809 wrote 9 months ago: By Faye Lyons-White Outstanding success in specialised field The James Joyce Award is presented by t … more →

Tags: Literature and Film, Salman Rushdie, Rushdie, The Satanic Verses, James Joyce, UCD, fatwa, "The Enchantress of Florence", best of the booker

There's Something About Aishah8 comments

Fatemeh wrote 9 months ago: This post was written by Marwa El Naggar and previously published at alt.muslim and IslamOnline. Th … more →

Tags: Books/Magazines, Sherry Jones

News From Around The Blogosphere 10.14.082 comments

mjr256 wrote 9 months ago: An even more inconvenient truth – According to the Food Climate Research Network, most of our … more →

Tags: General Science, Religion, Global Warming, Alternative Medicine, 1st Amendment rights, Birds & Monkeys (or apes), Atheism, News From Around The Blogosphere, whats the harm

Mary Magdalene and 'Aisha: Why Aren't We Pissed?

professopatra wrote 9 months ago: It occurred to me today while thinking about the release of The Jewel of Medina that in the course o … more →

Tags: Books, Jewel of Medina, "Islamic Feminism", Gender, Sherry Jones, Mary Magdalene, Catholicism, Anglicanism

The "Flawed" Jewel of Medina19 comments

Ethar El-Katatney wrote 9 months ago: The Jewel of Medina goes on sale in the United States today. *queue scary music.* Two weeks ago, I g … more →

Tags: Books/Magazines, Politics, Denise Spellberg, Sherry Jones

News Recap: Fundamentalist Edition

Skepdude wrote 9 months ago: CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ORIGINAL ENTRY AT “SKEPCHICK” The Followers of Christ church is … more →

Tags: skepchick, Religion, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Stupidity, Christians, Islam, Christianity, Fundamentalists, religious idiocy

Beaufort Books Rushes U.S. Release of The Jewel of Medina1 comment

draabe wrote 9 months ago: With its UK release in suspended animation, The Jewel of Medina is being rushed to shelves in the Un … more →

Tags: Books, News, publishing news, Jewel of Medina, Sherry Jones, jewel of medina release, suspended animation, Gibson Square firebomb, Martin Rynja in hiding

The Jewel of Medina

Metro State Atheists wrote 9 months ago: The UK publication of The Jewel of Medina has been put on permanent hold after the fire-bombing of … more →

Tags: Religion, censorship, Atheism, MSCD, Metro State Atheists, Freedom, MSA, Rynja, Martin Rynja

Rushdie has no regrets over 'The Satanic Verses'

asianwindow wrote 9 months ago: Twenty years after the publication of the book that almost cost him his life, Sir Salman Rushdie is … more →

Tags: Books, Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses, clive james

The Dutch publisher and the Rushdie effect

nunetherlands wrote 9 months ago: In London, Dutch publisher Marin Rynja’s answering machine is so full it can no longer record … more →

Tags: Dutch news, INTERNATIONAL, fiction novels, Books, Sherry Jones, molotov cocktail, Marin Rynja, Controversial work, Freedom of Speech

Reading, Writing, Bombing and Burning...

geenoh wrote 9 months ago: Oh, how the events of the last two days have made impressions on me – both positive and otherw … more →

Tags: Post> Items of Interest, Wine, Latin, European Day of Languages, edl, KISS FM Berlin, BBC, fatwa, Salman Rushdie


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