Nanima’s Book Club 
May Book Review – The life of Pi – Yann Martel(1)
Reviewed by Saaleha Bhamjee - Afrocentric Muslimah That Life of Pi by Yann Martel won the Man Booker Prize and has sold seven million copies world wide comes as no surprise. Simply put, it is an astonishing tale. “a story that will make you believe in God,” as the old man says. Imagine the scenario: A [...]
April Book Review – Confessions of a gambler- Rayda Jacobs
Reviewed by Saaleha Bhamjee - Afrocentric Muslimah Let me say from the outset. It is compulsive reading. Take it up only when you have the time to finish it. Once you start you’ll be itching to get to the last page. Confessions of a gambler by Rayda Jacobs is a multi faceted read, simply written, yet [...]
March Book Review: My sister’s keeper – Jodi Picoult
by Ziyaad Zico Bahadur Every now and again you read a book that really gets to you.. that touches deep to the core and leaves you thinking about it long after you have finished reading it. Well for me this was one of those books. “My Sister’s Keeper”… beautifully written by Jodi Picoult. My Sister’s Keeper [...]
Feb Book Review: The story of Maha – Sumayya Lee
Reviewed by Saaleha Bhamjee – Afrocentric Muslimah The cover is as shocking pink as the tale. Vivid, true to life and a definite page turner. These were my first impressions of The Story of Maha by Sumayya Lee, South African author. Maha is quirky; she’s funny; and totally irreverent. The blurb reads, “A spunky tale [...]
More in this category:
- April Book – Purification of the heart Hamza Yusuf
- February Book – Three Cups of Tea By Greg Mortenson
- March Book: Vikas Swarup: Slumdog Millionaire aka Q&A
- Book Review: Eat Pray Love – Elizabeth Gilbert
- January Book -Shantaram
- November Book -Road to Makkah Muhammad Asad
- Is it true? Michael Jackson is Muslim, reverts back to Islam – Mikaeel Jackson
- October Book – The Messenger Tariq Ramadan