Babylon, Albion - A Personal History of Myth and Migration

Whoever said nature is still has not borne witness to the migration of the seasons.
In this striking exploration of identity and place, Dalia Al-Dujaili, a daughter of both Babylon and Albion, considers what it means to belong’ in your land. Tracing both the oak and the date palm, and marsh and Loch Ness monsters, Al-Dujaili marries Arab and Islamic mythology with the English and Christian pastoral. She draws from a rich array of sources to illustrate the communal lush, wild and at times, dark places we share.
Babylon, Albion is a natural antidote to manmade hostile environments’. A love song to Britain, Iraq and the body of earth we hold in common, it offers both a new way of seeing the world and celebrates how we find our own ways through it.

About the author

Dalia Al-Dujaili is an Iraqi-British writer, editor and producer based in London. She tells stories from the SWANA region and diaspora and reports on community-led stories from the margins. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Huck, The New Arab among others. Dalia is the Digital Editor of AZEEMA Magazine and the founder of The Road to Nowhere magazine. She has worked with migrant charities including Paper Airplanes, Restless Beings, Counterpoints, Gaza Library, the IRC and The Migrant Rights Network. In 2023 she was the Producer of Refugee Week. Dalia holds a first-class degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh. 

Product details

• Authors: Dalia Al-Dujaili
• Publisher: Saqi Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.05.2025
• EAN: 9781849250719
• ISBN: 978-1-84925-071-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; NATURE / General, Fiction: special features, Mesopotamia, Memoirs, Iraq, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Arab & Middle Eastern