And they keep piling up

I am sure you have noticed like I have that great tonnes of new books set in the Middle East have silly names which work through Clash of Civilization juxtapositions. The list of the most irritating so far:

Reading Lolita in Tehran

Kabul Beauty School

Honeymoon in Purdah: An Iranian Journey

I want to add to the list.

Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America And American in Iran (not to be confused with Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America

Salmon Fishing in Yemen (Reviewed here)


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