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Books set in Saudi Arabia:



Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea
In the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta A. Ahmed
Princess: True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean P. Sasson
Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia by Carmen Bin Ladin
Finding Nouf: A Novel by Zoë Ferraris
Wolves of the Crescent Moon by Yousef Al-Mohaimeed
Inside the Kingdom: Kings Clerics Modernists Terrorists and the Struggle
Throwing Sparks as Big as Castles by ترمي بشرر (Abdo Khal)
City of Veils: A Novel by Zoë Ferraris
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence
Munira's Bottle: A Modern Arabic Novel by Yousef Al-Mohaimeed
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street: A Novel by Hilary Mantel
The Belt by Ahmed Abodehman
The Consequences of Love: A Novel by Sulaiman Addonia
The Southern Gates of Arabia: A Journey in the Hadhramaut by Freya Stark
Sharaf by Raj Kumar
The First Stone: A Novel by John Briley
Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine
Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam
Prophets and Princes: Saudi Arabia from Muhammad to the Present
The Ruins of Us: A Novel by Keija Parssinen
Goodbye Saudi Arabia by George Francis Collins
A Season in Mecca: Narrative of a Pilgrimage by Abdellah Hammoudi
Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad
Disfigured: A Saudi Woman's Story of Triumph over Violence by Rania Al-Baz
Single in Saudi by Genia
Paramedic to the Prince by Patrick (Tom) Notestine
Voices of Change: Short Stories by Saudi Arabian Women Writers
Unspeakable Journey by Rinda Hahn
Veiled Atrocities: True Stories of Oppression in Saudi Arabia by Sami Alrabaa
The Dawn of Saudi: In Search for Freedom by Homa Pouragari
Cities of Salt by Abdelrahman Munif
Growing Up bin Laden by Najwa bin Laden
The Sword of Medina: A Novel by Sherry Jones
Directed Verdict by Randy Singer
Adama by Turki Al-Hamad
The Hadj: An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca by Michael Wolfe
Behind the Veil: An Australian Nurse in Saudi Arabia by Lydia Laube

Black Tents of Arabia by Carl Reinhard Raswan

A Road Less Traveled: Making a Home in Saudi Arabia

A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers

Sandstorms: Days and Nights in Arabia by Peter Theroux

The Christian thriller entitled Heart of Terror is now available. Much of it takes place in Saudi Arabia. The Midwest Book Review said of the novel: "Heart of Terror is an exciting twist of thriller and faith, very much recommended reading." Here is a book excerpt link: http://christianespionagenovel.webs.com

Mirage by Soheir Khashoggi

The Detour: The Book of Fatima by I.M. Hussaini

Tolstoy in Riyadh: A Story of a Teacher and Her Muse by Chris Cryer

On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines - and Future by Karen Elliott House

Adama by Turki Al-Hamad (st book in trilogy)

Where Pigeons Don’t Fly by Yousef Al-Mohaimeed

Girl of the Book by Princila Murrell

Days of Ignorance by Laila Aljohani

More books set in Saudi Arabia:


Across the Empty Quarter by Wilfred Thesiger
American Chick in Saudi Arabia by Jean Sasson
An Apartment Called Freedom by غازي عبد الرحمن
Assassination Of Light: Modern Saudi Short Stories by Abubaker Bagader
Behind Palace Walls: In the service of a Saudi princess by Cay Garcia
Blink by Ted Dekker
Desert Royal by Jean Sasson
Endings by Abdul Rahman Munif
Fatma: A Novel of Arabia by Raja Alem
Habibi by Craig Thompson

More books set in Saudi Arabia:




Beyond The Dunes: An Anthology of Modern Saudi Literature by Ezzat Khattab
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century by Steve Coll
The Black Stallion by Walter Farley (1st book in The Black STallion series)
Desert Voices: Bedouin Women's Poetry in Saudi Arabia by Moneera Al-Ghadeer
The Dove's Necklace: A Novel by Raja Alem
The Empty Quarter by David L. Robbins
Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf Poetry
The Green Bicycle by Haifaa al Mansour
I Loved a Jew by Walid O. Khalil
The Legend of the Wandering King by Laura Gallego García
Mother of the Believers by Kamran Pasha
Mumbai To Mecca by Ilija Trojanow
My Days in Mecca by Ahmad Sibai
My Thousand & One Nights: A Novel of Mecca by Raja Alem
The Others by Siba Al-Harez
Praying for Rain by Emma Gates
Princess Sultana's Circle by Jean Sasson
Road to Madina by Alaa Alghamdi
Saddlebag: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání
The Sand Cafe: A Novel by Neil MacFarquhar
Secret of the Sands by Sara Sheridan
Secrets Behind the Veil: Memoirs of an Expatriate Woman in Saudi Arabia
The Sheltered Quarter: A Tale of a Boyhood in Mecca by Hamza Bogary
Shumaisi by Turki Al-Hamad
Sword Of God by Chris Kuzneski (3rd in Jonathon Payne & David Jones series)
The Tents Of The Tribe by Ibrahim Al-Awaji
The Tree and Other Stories by Abdallah Al-Nasser
The Trench by Abdul Rahman Munif
Under a Crescent Moon: Stories of Arabia by Julia Simpson-Urrutia
Unveiling by S. Woffington
Variations on Night and Day by Abdul Rahman Munif
The Veiled Kingdom by Carmen Bin Ladin
Yes, (Saudi) Minister! a Life in Administration by غازي عبد الرحمن القصيبي

Two Pumps for the Body Man

A Love Story by Ghazi A. Algosaibi

More books set in Saudi Arabia:


Bedouin Poetry by Clinton Bailey
A Boy from Makkah by Muhammad Abdo Yamani
Changed Identities: The Challenge of the New Generation in Saudi Arabia
Crosswinds: The Way of Saudi Arabia by Fouad Ajami
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening by Manal Al-Sharif
Desert Flower by John A. Voss
Desert Is My Oasis by Hisham Ali Hafiz
The Dream Hunter by Laura Kinsale

Diane wrote: "Post any books set in Saudi Arabia here."

The Polar Bear and the Palm Tree by Evelyne Fallows

Marianne AlirezaMore books set in Saudi Arabia:


1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think by Raif Badawi
Arabia Unified: A Portrait of Ibn Saud by Mohammed Almana محمد المانع
A Caravan of Brides: A Novel of Saudi Arabia by Kay Hardy Campbell
A Cry Of Silence by Ibtisam Orfi
Driving by Starlight by Anat Deracine
At the Drop of a Veil
East of Mecca by Sheila Flaherty.
An Englishman in Riyadh by David Urch
Falcon Heart by Azalea Dabill
Feminism and Islam: Legal and Literary Perspectives by Mai Yamani
The Flight of the Phoenix by R.L. LaFevers (1st book in series)
Freya Stark in Southern Arabia by Freya Stark
From Blind Faith to Reason: An Ex-Muslim Saudi Reexamining Islam by Ibn al-Arabi
From the Orient & the Desert by Ghazi 'Abd Al-Rahman Qusaybi
A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
Goat Days by Benyamin
Hearts We Lost by Umm Zakiyyah
Hend and the Soldiers by Badriah Albeshr
Hunter Killer by Patrick Robinson (8th book in Admiral Arnold Morgan series)
In the Kingdom of Men by Kim Barnes
Inshallah by Alys Einion
The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones
Joyriding in Riyadh by Pascal Menoret
The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Sa'ud by Robert Lacey
Lawrence in Arabia by Scott Anderson
Life on Hold by Fahd Al-Atiq
The Mecca Diaries by Rayda Jacobs
The Mirage by Matt Ruff
A Modern Pilgrim in Mecca: And a Siege in Sanaa by Arthur John Byng Wavell
A Most Masculine State: Gender, Politics and Religion in Saudi Arabia by مضاوي الرشيد
My Past Is a Foreign Country by Zeba Talkhani
The Night of the Mi'raj by Zoë Ferraris
Poetry Eyes by A. Saleh
Portrait Of A Spy by Daniel Silva (11th book in Gabriel Allon series)
Prairies of Fever by Ibrahim Nasrallah
The Rise, Corruption and Coming Fall of the House of Saud by Said K. Aburish
The Road to Elephants by Maram Taibah
Sand by Paul Majkut
Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis by John R. Bradley
Saudi by Laurie Devine
A Saudi Woman's Voice by Maha Noor Elahi
The Secret Soldier by Alex Berenson (5th book in John Wells series)
Seven by غازي عبد الرحمن القصيبي
The Southern Gates of Arabia: A Journey in the Hadhramaut by Freya Stark
Standing Alone in Mecca by Asra Q. Nomani
Sultana by Jean Sasson
Swimming in the Desert: Poetry of a Saudi Social Activist by Lama Feher Alghalib
Sword of God by Chris Kuzneski (3rd book in Payne & Jones series)
To Be A Saudi by Hani A.Z. Yamani
The Two Faces of Islam: The House of Sa'ud from Tradition to Terror
The Unknown Soldier by Gerald Seymour
The Walking Dead by Gerald Seymour
War Songs by Antarah Ibn Shaddad
Women and Words in Saudi Arabia by Saddeka Arebi
Women of Sand and Myrrh by Hanan Al-Shaykh
The Young Black Stallion by Walter Farley
Zombies in Saudi Arabia by Andy Ibrahim

Behind the Veil: An Australian Nurse in Saudi Arabia by Lydia Laube

American Chick in Saudi Arabia by Jean Sasson

Princess, More Tears to Cry by Jean Sasson

Princess: Secrets to Share by Jean Sasson

Zombies in Saudi Arabia Andy Ibrahim

Knights of Salaat: Chapter 1

The first chapter of the books is now currently available for free
Link is below

https://a.co/d/eW0d5Pz

Love from Mecca to Medina