Depth
At a glance
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In time
LiteratureFamily, marriage and kinshipRefugees, migrants and diaspora
Overview
The novel by Saud Alsanousi (2012), winner of the Arabic Booker: Hoza/Isa between Kuwait and the Philippines, between his Kuwaiti father's house and his Filipino mother's house, asking who is counted a son and who a servant. 1
Legacy
The first Kuwaiti novel to win the great Arabic prize; it ignited a debate on labour and identity in the Gulf. 1
People and things also explored
The Arabs and their peoples before Islam· Arab naming of children after plants· Judham· Kinda· Tayy· Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith· Imran ibn Amr Muzayqiya· Jafna ibn Amr
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “The Bamboo Stalk”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/saq-al-bambu/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.