{"id":5994,"date":"2025-09-02T09:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/?page_id=5994"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:17:53","slug":"book-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/book-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5994\" class=\"elementor elementor-5994\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-000de30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"000de30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abd90fc\" 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42e2fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"a42e2fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f616574 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f616574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;This intimate real-life love story brings welcome humanity to a fraught subject.&#8221;<\/p><p><br \/><strong>Publisher&#8217;s Weekly<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/9798228590052\">Read full review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7774288\" data-id=\"7774288\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b10daac elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"b10daac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cThe story of Sari and Osama is something we desperately want to hear right now, because it is possible. <span style=\"font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;,sans-serif\">Even in that damned\nMiddle East, love can yield a happy ending.<\/span>\u201d <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.volkskrant.nl\/boeken\/de-palestijnse-osama-en-israelische-sari-zijn-verliefd-maar-wat-voor-leven-kunnen-ze-elkaar-bieden~b116ff08\/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F\">Sacha Kester, Volkskrant (Dutch)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"https:\/\/www.volkskrant.nl\/boeken\/de-palestijnse-osama-en-israelische-sari-zijn-verliefd-maar-wat-voor-leven-kunnen-ze-elkaar-bieden~b116ff08\/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F\">Read full review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9793a6a\" data-id=\"9793a6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a71ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"9a71ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;font-size: 12pt\">Upside-Down Love \u201cis certainly a love story, but also a novel <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lora, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;line-height: 150%\"><font face=\"Roboto\">of heartbreaking relevance...<\/font><span style=\"border-width: 1pt;border-style: none;border-color: windowtext;padding: 0in\"><font face=\"Roboto\">in Maqluba, history isn't just a backdrop; it forcefully enters<\/font><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"> <\/font><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Roboto\">the characters' lives...The only certainty is that it will be even <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Roboto\">more difficult to pretend nothing happened after reading this book.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lalettricecontrocorrente.it\/recensioni\/recensione-maqluba-sari-bashi\/\">Allesandra Fontana, La Lettrice Controcorrente (Italian) <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lalettricecontrocorrente.it\/recensioni\/recensione-maqluba-sari-bashi\/\">Read full review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f6efd4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f6efd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a81230\" data-id=\"8a81230\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-83b3f82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83b3f82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7ef075\" data-id=\"a7ef075\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e7a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"05e7a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: middle\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black\">\u201cTheir autobiographical love story is overwhelming, but everything seems to divide them \u2026 The result is a profound and intimate dialogue that restores the strength of a loving relationship and a unique perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, elevated to a universal message. A story of hope that reveals how an encounter between two such distant worlds is possible.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: middle\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: middle\"><b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Roboto;color:black\">Esterina Dana, <\/span><\/b><b style=\"font-family: Lora, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Roboto;color:black\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criticaletteraria.org\/2025\/03\/quando-lamore-lotta-per-farsi-spazio-in.html?m=0\"><span style=\"color: black\">Critica Letteraria<\/span><\/a> (Italian)<\/span><\/b><\/p><br><p><b style=\"font-family: Lora, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;border-width: 1pt;border-style: none;border-color: windowtext;padding: 0in;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criticaletteraria.org\/2025\/03\/quando-lamore-lotta-per-farsi-spazio-in.html?m=0\"><span style=\"color:#595959\">Read<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/b><b style=\"font-family: Lora, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;border-width: 1pt;border-style: none;border-color: windowtext;padding: 0in;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criticaletteraria.org\/2025\/03\/quando-lamore-lotta-per-farsi-spazio-in.html?m=0\"><span style=\"color:#595959\">full review<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;font-size: 17px;font-weight: 300\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6942919\" data-id=\"6942919\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4162dc5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"4162dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Upside-Down Love \"is a silent, simple, and concise book that offers an essential reading key at this time, placing at its core the importance of dialogue, of seeing the other, of love in its most political sense.\"<br><br><b>Matilde Moro, Rivista Studio <\/b>(<b>Italian)<\/b><br><br><b><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;border-width: 1pt;border-style: none;border-color: windowtext;padding: 0in;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivistastudio.com\/maqluba-sari-bashi-libro\/\">Read full review<\/a><\/span><\/b><b><br><\/b><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column 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