Sonallah Ibrahim
was born 1937. In 1959 he was sentenced to seven years of jail because of political activities. His first novel Smell of it (1966) was published in English in 1971. In Egypt it was only allowed to be published uncensored after a 20 years delay. Ibrahims work evolves around corruption, exploitation and the increasing influence of the USA in the Arabian region.
Eurozine Articles
The flying drapes of the Kaabah
Sonallah Ibrahim leads us through the eventful present and past of Saudi Arabia's relations to its neighbours. He concentrates on the history of the famous Kaabah drapes and the robbery attempted by Muhammad al-Fassi and his sister Hind. [more]





