As part of my process to understand more about the country I served in, here is a list of books I have read (updated as regularly as possible).
A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani
A House in Fez by Suzanna Clark
All Strangers are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World by Zora O’Neill
An Anthology of Tashelhiyt Berber Folktales by Harry Stroomer
An Introduction to Islam by David Waines
Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society by Fatema Mernissi
Caravans by James Michener
Casablanca Blues by Tahir Shah
The Conquest of Morocco by Douglas Porch
The Couscous Chronicles: A Peace Corps Memoir by Richard Wallace
Culture Shock! Morocco by Orin Hargraves
Culture Smart! Morocco by Jillian York
Descent into Chaos by Ahmed Rashid
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary
Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East by Donna Lee Bowen
Guests of the Sheik: An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea
House of Tears; Westerners’ Adenture in Islamic Lands
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami
If the Ocean’s Were Ink by Carla Power
In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams by Tahir Shah
The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco by Richard Hamilton
Literacy, Culture and Development: Becoming Literate in Morocco by Daniel A. Wagner
Morocco Since 1830 by C.R. Pennell
The Moroccan Women’s Rights Movement by Amy Young Evrard
Muriccanian Tales: The road less traveled…the road to forgiveness by Nicholas Baryshev
The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain by Maria Rosa Menocal
Queen Noor by Susan Muaddi Darraj
Road from Morocco by Wafa Faith Hallam
Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival by Dean King
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
Tangerine by Christine Mangen
Travels with a Tangerine by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Understanding Arabs: A Guide for Modern Times by Margaret K. Nydell
Voices of Resistance: Oral Histories of Moroccan Women by Alison Baker
Year of the Elephant by Leila Abouzeid
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