A group of Jordanian journalists and human rights activits is considering suing Norma Khouri in Jordanian court if she fails to provide proof that her memoir is real rather than a fabrication. In addition, the passport copies she provided may in fact come from her husband’s passport.
Previous editions of the Khouri report: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Who is Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami is the award winning and best selling author of six books.
What books has Laila Lalami written?
Laila has written the novels, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, The Moor's Account, The Other Americans, and The Dream Hotel.
What awards has Laila Lalami won?
Laila Lalami has won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston-Write Legacy Award, a Guggenheim a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship, and a British Council Fellowship. Her work has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.