Reviews and Praise
Plays
Praise for ‘The Brick.’
‘A compelling portrait of Palestinian life,’ Radio Times
‘I’ll not forget it soon.. it took me to the Middle East, to the politics, atmosphere, sounds of somewhere else (with some stirring music by Reem Kelani). But it was also the many small truths it sought to uncover, and the resonating voice of Sirine Saba as Rasha.’ Kate Chisholm, The Spectator
Short Stories
Praise for ‘Me (the Bitch) and Bustanji’
‘an exciting emerging writer,’ The Independent on Sunday.
‘wry and amusing,’ the Sunday Times
‘entertaining and moving,’ Al Ahram Weekly
‘stand out story,’ The Short Review
For praise of the Qissat anthology in general
See the Telegram Books website
Praise for ‘Down the Market,’
‘Among the best in prose are Selma Dabbagh, who makes nail-biting narrative out of the plight of the Palestinians,’ The Guardian
Other Press
On Appearance At Edinburgh Book Festival August 2014
