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QANTARA

The Youngest Detective Ahmed Masoud′s debut novel is a nuanced chronicle of one of the world′s most troubled regions. Reflecting the way children are forced to grow up before their time in the bele...

BOOKGLOW

10 Recent Literary Novels That Take On Society Arguably the best books and stories open minds and hearts, and take readers on a journey of wonder, questioning, and learning. They are rebellion and...

NEW INTERNATIONALIST

Vanished Subtitled ‘The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda', Ahmed Masoud's fine novel is a highly charged tale of loss and betrayal; of bad choices made in worse circumstances. Set in Gaza a...

PALESTINE BOOK AWARDS

Vanished is a fast-paced and compelling account of a young Palestinian boy in Gaza, Omar Ouda, grappling with the mysterious disappearance of his father and who throughout the course of the novel ...

FULL STOP

Vanished by Ahmed Masoud Sometimes, it's not until we confront our parents and insist on full disclosure that we begin to grow into ourselves, for when we understand and articulate our faults as w...

JORDAN TIMES

Hard Choices in a Land of Hardship The very name Gaza brings to mind the hardships its inhabitants have to deal with, chiefly Israeli aggression and occupation, and the resulting poverty, devastat...

THE TANJARA

Ahmed Masoud's novel of a father's disappearance in Gaza In this absorbing debut novel the Gaza-born Palestinian-British writer Ahmed Masoud tells of the obsessive quest of a young Gazan, Omar Oud...

GULF NEWS

A Palestinian author on his roots in Gaza Ahmed Masoud talks about the Israeli assault of 2014 and how it has scarred not just him and his family, but also an entire region. Palestinian author Ahm...

ELECTRONIC INTIFADA

Fear and self-loathing in Gaza There is an act of violence in Ahmed Masoud's Vanished: The Mysterious Disappearance Of Mustafa Ouda that reverberates throughout the novel. An act done in a perfunct...

TIMES OF ISRAEL

Vanished in Gaza Vanished, by Palestinian-British author Ahmed Masoud, takes readers into the besieged Gaza Strip where Mustafa Ouda has mysteriously disappeared. Omar Ouda lives in London but his ...

BANIPAL

Vanished by Ahmed Masoud Ahmed Masoud's Vanished is a captivating novel about a Palestinian child looking for his father, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The story brings the reader...

LOUDER THAN WAR

Vanished - book review Read "Vanished" and see why Ahmed Masoud's first novel cuts to the heart and through to the core of Palestine's troubles. Taking inspiration from everyone everywhere he publi...

THIS WEEK IN PALESTINE

Book of the Month: Vanished I did not want to write a novel that would just tell another story about the occupation in Palestine and the suffering we endure as a result. I wanted to dig deep into o...

LONDON METROPOLITAN

Thrilling new novel Ahmed Masoud has used his experiences of Gaza to write Vanished: The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda. Ahmed Masoud, who graduated from London Met in 2004 with a BA and...

THE GUARDIAN

Ahmed Masoud: Was I switched at birth?   After Ahmed Masoud was born in Gaza, the hospital was bombed. His father rushed to the special care unit – but did he take home the right baby? I had a very...