Shereen Malherbe is a British Palestinian author and writer of novels, children's books, and short stories. After spending over a decade living throughout the Middle East, Shereen now resides in England with her husband and four children.
Shereen has been a writer and researcher for various organizations including, Muslimah Media Watch, Middle East Eye, Muslim Girl, Sisterhood Magazine and has also appeared on British Muslim TV and Islam Channel discussing the representation of Muslim women resulting in her classification in the Media Diversified experts directory.
You can watch Shereen on Islam Channel’s, The Today Show discussing Palestine and her new Palestinian novel, The Land Beneath the Light which is due to be published soon.
After graduating in English Literature with Creative Writing, Shereen now features in the Open University’s Alumni success stories and contributes to their Creative Writing Module.
Her debut novel is an accumulation of historical accounts from her Palestinian heritage, fictionalized into the novel Jasmine Falling. Jasmine Falling has been voted as one of the top 10 books representing Muslims in Literature and in the top 20 Best Books by Muslim Women.
Shereen’s second contemporary fiction novel, The Tower is published by Beacon Books. It is a required academic reading for a U.S University on courses discussing Muslim Voices Post 9/11.
Her most recent short story was published in the prestigious, World Literature Today magazine’s historic edition on Palestine Voices.
She regularly publishes short stories in literary magazines, features in media discussions on the importance of authentic representation, and also shares writing advice and events on her Instagram page.
Her first children’s book, The Girl Who Slept Under The Moon, was published in 2021 and is the first of a series of migrant children’s books published by Beacon Books. The Girl Who Stitched the Stars is the second book in the series and is now available to pre-order before its release.
In The Girl Who Stitched The Stars, Shereen details the journey of a young Palestinian girl, Noor. For the first time, Noor experiences school without being required to wear a uniform. What will she wear? What will the other children say? Noor decides to wear her traditional Palestinian dress to school, discovering her identity and sharing it with her classmates through a process of discovery and celebration.
You may support this project through the Kickstarter campaign and preorder the book here.
Meet Shereen at our upcoming stitching collective meetings on December 2 and 3. She will introduce her work and share her latest publication The Girl Who Stitched the Stars.
Registration is open to active students in the Tatreez & Tea community, donors, and alumni. We look forward to seeing you there!