An independent political publishing house run by and for people of colour.
Hajar publishes books by writers of colour with original and transformative ways of seeing, imagining and remaking the world.
We don’t believe in an either/or distinction between beautiful and revolutionary. Why not both?
Our publications aim to challenge, connect and inspire readers to see and think differently.
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The Hajar Book of Rage
Edited by Farhaana Arefin
Book I in the elements anthology series, this is a searing tribute to the fires of anger that fuel our resistance.
‘Offers purpose and focus: a call to arms … a place where historical injustice and present-day horrors sit side by side, and where the personal meets the universal.’ — The Skinny
Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies
Heba Hayek
Tender yet brutal vignettes on a girlhood in Gaza, Palestine, filled with honey and warmth.
Winner of the Creative Award in the 2022 Palestine Book Awards.
Chosen as a 2021 Book of the Year by The White Review, Middle East Eye & The New Arab.
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