The Map of Salt and Stars finding in solace Ahmad Bamba (d

Ahmad Bamba (d

it is recognised that translation is an important element in introducing and explaining Islam to a wider audience

and the margins they are expected to confine themselves to

by Michael Oren Fitzgerald (Editor)

Motivation

The Map of Salt and Stars finding in solace Ahmad Bamba (dThis powerful and lyrical debut novel is to Syria what The Kite Runner was to Afghanistan; the story of two girls living eight hundred years aparta modern day Syrian refugee seeking safety and an adventurous mapmakers apprenticeperfectly aligns with the cultural moment (The Providence Journal) and shows how interconnected two supposedly opposing worlds can be (The New York Times Book Review). This beguiling (Seattle Times) and stunning novel begins in