Babylon, Albion - by Dalia Al-Dujaili (Hardcover)

About the Book

A lyrical inquiry into how identity is informed by the natural world.

Book Synopsis

In this striking exploration of identity and place, Dalia Al-Dujaili considers what it means to belong in your land. Tracing the rich heritage of both the oak and the date palm, Iraqi marshes and Loch Ness monsters, Al-Dujaili marries Arab and Islamic mythology with the English and Christian pastoral. She draws from a rich array of sources to consider in a new light the communal lush, wild - and at times, dark - places we share.

A love song to Britain, Iraq and the body of earth we hold in common, Babylon, Albion is an urgent re-imagining of what it means to be native.

About the Author

Dalia Al-Dujaili is an Iraqi-British writer, editor and
producer based in London. She tells stories from the SWANA region and diaspora
and reports on community-led stories from the margins. Her writing has appeared
in The Guardian, Huck, The New Arab among others. Dalia is the Digital
Editor of AZEEMA Magazine and the founder of The Road to
Nowhere magazine. She has worked with migrant charities including Paper
Airplanes, Restless Beings, Counterpoints, Gaza Library, the IRC and The
Migrant Rights Network. In 2023 she was the Producer of Refugee Week. Dalia
holds a first-class degree in English Literature from the University of
Edinburgh.