Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah audiobook review – coming-of-age saga in Tanzania Three young people step boldly into their adult lives in this elegantly narrated novel from the Nobel laureate The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025
Can I tame my 4am terrors? Arifa Akbar on a lifetime of insomnia – and a possible cure From Van Gogh’s starry skies to the nocturnal workings of Louise Bourgeois and Patricia Highsmith, sleepless nights have long inspired heightened creativity. Could those artistic impulses actually help us to sleep? The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah review – love and betrayal from the Nobel laureate This is a powerful story of debt and obligation set against the tourism boom in post-colonial Tanzania The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah review: tightly-plotted excellence I’ve just finished a story about a man who has everything,” says Karim, the ostensible hero of Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s 11th novel, set in 1990s Tanzania. “How do you think the story will end?” he asks Badar, his mother’s servant boy, in a cruel taunt disguised as a… Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
'Child in every London primary school classroom' homeless at Christmas, new analysis reveals ‘My children are missing out on childhood’ says mother as new child homeless stats released Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2024
More than 56,000 primary school children in England will be homeless this Christmas A key charity warns of the heartbreaking number of children who will be homeless this Christmas as the government pledges an extra £1bn funding for accommodation The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024
The force of the flood Record breaking rains pummelled the north-eastern districts of Telangana — Mulugu and Jayashankar Bhupalpally — last week, triggering flash floods, marooning several villages, and causing death and destruction. The Hindu · Aug 3, 2023
Nimco Happy and the rise of Somali music in Britain A song by a Somali musician goes viral, raising hopes for the inclusion of Somali music in the mainstream. Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2022