The Law of Inheritance (Qānūn al-Wirātha) by Yasser Abdel Latif
Date: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Time: 15:00–16:00
Place: OCEH Lab, 4th floor, P.A. Munchs hus, University of Oslo
This meeting of the Al-Ard Book Club invites participants to read and discuss The Law of Inheritance by the Egyptian author Yasser Abdel Latif (2018).
A young man comes of age in 1990s Cairo amid political unrest and social transformation. Through the intertwined histories of his Nubian family, the novel explores migration, belonging, and the shifting meanings of Egyptian identity.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Teresa Pepe at teresa.pepe@ikos.uio.no.
More about this event on the University of Oslo website
Al-Ard Book Club brings together readers from different backgrounds to read, share, and discuss works of Arabic literature that explore the intersections of environmental disruption, memory, displacement, and care for the land. The club is organised by the al-ARD research group at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (IKOS), University of Oslo, which researches environmental care in the Middle East region. Masahat is a partner in al-ARD.