A Finalist for the Northern California Book Award

"Ali explores cultural conditions with sensitivity, and mercifully does not over-exoticise. Her story is intriguing . . . She is one of a rare breed of writers who take us into the closed world behind a Muslim woman's veil . . . Carefully crafted [and] eminently readable."—Mitali Saran, Far Eastern Economic Review

"This book goes to a place where few, if any, of its predecessors have gone before. . . [This is] a deeply feminist novel with richly drawn and complicated characters."—Ms.

A New York Times Notable Book
Winner of the Society for History in the Federal Government's Henry Adams Prize

"Ross tells the story well and with admirable objectivity . . . The book's greatest contribution is its detailed rendering of the story of the efforts to reach an Arab-Israeli settlement from 1988 to the end of 2000 . . . There is much to praise in this book."—William B. Quandt, Middle East Journal

"Kiser is the first American to have told the full story . . . What makes this book so unusual and yet useful for students is the way the author has combined solid research and profound analysis with compelling writing and personal engagement in the story. It is part mystery, part love story and part historical journalism of a very high order. There are precious few such books on the market. The Monks of Tibhirine brings together history, politics and stories of faith that is lived amid fear and violence in a style that is dramatic, inspiring and extremely educational. In this sense it is an excellent tool for teaching students about the Muslim world in which religion infuses life . . . This is an extraordinary story of the meeting of two peoples within the Abrahamic tradition who believed that, the violence notwithstanding, the destiny of all of them was to live together joined in charity and friendship. Kiser's book, as history and witness to faith, would be a valuable companion for many courses on religious studies, history and cultural studies of the Arab and Muslim worlds, but most of all for courses that seek to advance Christian Muslim understanding. I am going to be using it for my religion and conflict resolution course and am also recommending it as well to the Middle Eastern studies department."—Andrea Bartoli, Director, Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia University

"A quietly explosive novel. Hamid's prose inexorably pulls the reader into the structure of decay that has become contemporary Pakistan—corrupt, nepotistic, drug-infused, and violent. Beautifully conceived—at times painful to read, at times comic, but, above all, honest. Hamid does for Lahore what Ben Okri does for Lagos. If I had to recommend one book on contemporary Pakistan, it would be this one."—Zia Jaffrey, author of The Invisibles

Named Top Book of the Year by theGlobalist.com

"Fascinating study filled with memorable firsthand accounts . . . Mullahs, Merchants, and Militants represents a major contribution to our knowledge of the inner economic workings of the harried Arab business class."—The Middle East Journal

"It is fascinating to read about the frustrations, large and small, of an intrepid female reporter."—Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review