Zeenat al-Hayat 
A short story collection by Ahdaf Soueif

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For readers in English we suggest her book Mezzatera.
Other titles can be found at Ahdaf Soueif Bookshelf.

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Further reading

Ahdaf Soueif's Homepage
Ahdaf Soueif's Booshelf
I have always looked at life as though it were a novel Michael March
interviews the author.
Mapping the Divide article by Aida Edemariam
Scheherazade Tells all article by Manal el-Jisri
Zeenat al-Hayat book review in Arabic by Magdolene Sharaf
Aicha book review in Arabic
Mezzaterra book review in Arabic
Mezzaterra Fragments of the Common Ground TV Interview with the author in Arabic