Allah's Spacious Earth

by Omar Sayfo, Paul Olchváry (Translator)

Allah's Spacious Earth is a stunningly fresh and timely political dystopia that depicts the tragic yet very real consequences of tensions between majority populations and Muslim minorities in the Western world. The novel is set in an imagined future where anti-Muslim sentiment and political pressure lead to a community being cut off from the rest of society. Told from the perspective of Nasim, a young Muslim living in the Zone—an urban area within one of the states forming the Pan-European Federation—the story follows his journey as he struggles with the restrictions imposed upon him along with the expectations of his community. In the tradition of Michel Houellbecq's Submission and Boualem Sansal's 2084, Allah’s Spacious Earth is a powerful novel of ideas that brilliantly captures a growing fear in Western societies and its devastating fallout.

216 pages, Paperback

Published May 15, 2023

Reviews

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Allah's Spacious Earth is the tale of a Muslim community that is increasingly isolated and threatened by the fear and prejudice of the larger population and polity. As a result, its members seek economic opportunities, happiness, and lives within an ever-smaller world. The characters are interesting and varied, and the parallels to our world today are striking.