These Bodies of Water : A Personal History of the British Empire in the Middle East' by Sabrina Mahfouz front cover

These Bodies of Water : A Personal History of the British Empire in the Middle East

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'Impossible to put down while you're reading, and impossible to forget about when you've finished' Glamour

After a gruelling job interview where she was interrogated about everything from her political leanings to her family background, Sabrina Mahfouz realised that one unspoken question had pervaded her entire life: as a woman of Middle Eastern heritage, could she really be trusted?

Years later, Sabrina found herself confronting this question and how it was specifically informed by the British Empire's historical dominance in the Middle East. Taking us on a journey of the Middle-Eastern coastlines and waterways that were so vital to the Empire's hold, and combining memoir, history, politics, myth and poetry, These Bodies of Water is a tapestry of writing that tells the unacknowledged story of Britain's relationship with the Middle East in the most revealing terms.

'A writer of staggering conviction, ingenuity and integrity' Kae Tempest

'Brilliant and profound' Nikesh Shukla

'A bold, brave look at the ways imperialism affects us all' Riz Ahmed

  • Publisher: ‎ Tinder Press (16 Mar. 2023)
  • Language: ‎ English
  • Paperback
  • 288 pages
  • ISBN-10: ‎ 1472282507
  • ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1472282507
  • Dimensions: ‎ 12.8 x 2.01 x 19.61 cm

About the author;

Sabrina Mahfouz is a writer and performer, raised in London and Cairo and working across multiple art forms. Her poetry collection, How You Might Know Me, was a 2017 Guardian Best Summer Read and she is an essay contributor to the multi-award-winning The Good Immigrant. Her previous theatre work includes A History of Water in the Middle East, Chef and Dry Ice. Sabrina has edited the anthologies Smashing It, Poems From a Green and Blue Planet and The Things I Would Tell You. She regularly presents documentaries and literary programmes on BBC Radio 4.


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Dimensions: 23cm x 17cm x 1cm

Author: Thom Richardson and Natasha Bennett

Publisher: Royal Armouries

Date: 2015

Images: Colour

Pages: 96

Cover: Paperback

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