Saqi Books

Saqi Books is a London-based independent publishing house specialising in narratives from the Middle East and North Africa.

Working in both English and Arabic, I sub-edited and proofread Saqi Books' latest non-fiction publication Babylon, Albion: A Personal History of Myth and Migration, written by Dalia Al-Dujaili.

In this lyrical enquiry, Dalia Al-Dujaili considers what it means to belong in your land. She traces the rich heritage of the earth beneath our feet and the wildlife that call it home – from the oak tree and date palm to fairytale creatures, such as dragons, unicorns and the ancient Lamassu. Weaving together Arab and Islamic mythology with the English and Christian pastoral, Al-Dujaili unmasks the communal lush, familiar and, at times, dark places we share.