A powerful and moving novel, by one of the Arab world's leading novelists, about four women coping with the insular, oppressive society of an unnamed desert state.
Middle East
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Author:Shaykh, ḤanānSummary: -
Author:Kanafani, DeborahSummary:The ex-wife of a former high-ranking diplomat, Deborah Kanafani spent many years witnessing the peace efforts between Israel and Palestine. Rather than telling the story of her experiences from a political angle, she offers a glimpse...
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Author:Baron, Aileen G.Summary:It is 1943 and the world is at war. Archaeologist Lily Sampson has been sent to Trans-Jordan by the OSS, along with Gideon Weil, the famous director of the American School of Archeology in Jerusalem. As part of their survey, they roam...
- Author:Byron, RobertSummary:
In 1933, Robert Byron set off from Venice with his friend Christopher Sykes to explore the architecture of the Middle East. Their long and arduous journey took them from Cyprus and Jerusalem to Syria, Iraq, Persia and Afghanistan, and...
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Author:Davis, Craig S.Summary:Demystifies the area's culture, politics, and religions. Explore Middle Eastern history from ancient to modern times Looking to better understand the Middle East? This plain-English guide explains the importance of the region,...
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Author:Durant, WillSummary:This volume chronicles the history of ancient Greek civilization. Here Durant tells the whole story, from Crete's vast Aegean empire to the conquest of Greece by the Romans.
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Author:Saʻdāwī, NawālSummary:A classic of modern Arab writing, Nawal El Saadawi’s shocking account of female oppression in the Muslim world is as powerful today as it was when it was first published. El Saadawi’s experiences working as a doctor in Egyptian villages...
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Author:Rizvi, Ali A.Summary:In much of the Muslim world, religion is the central foundation upon which family, community, morality, and identity are built. The inextricable embedment of religion in Muslim culture has forced a new generation of non-believing...
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Author:Ryder, BenSummary:Having rarely experienced another man’s touch, US Marine Damon O'Connor doesn't identify as gay, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t think about strong hands or where treasure trails lead, despite his commitments back home. Damon’s sense...
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Author:Benoit, CharlesSummary:Picture a hotel room in 1948 Singapore. Picture a dispute between black marketer and thief Russell Pearce and an associate—one who opens fire and murders Russell Pearce. Fast forward to present-day Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Young Doug...
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Author:Fountain, EleSummary:Shif has a happy life, unfamiliar with the horrors of his country's regime. He is one of the smartest boys in school, and feels safe and loved in the home he shares with his mother and little sister, right next door to his best friend....
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Author:Savir, UriSummary:Uri Savir has an ambitious, indispensable goal: to bring peacemaking into the 21st century. “Little in today’s world,” writes Savir, “is more progressive than modern warfare. Yet little is more archaic than peacemaking.” We remain...
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Author:Durant, WillSummary:The first volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize-winning series, this volume chronicles the early history of Egypt, the Middle East, and Asia. Readers will learn about places like Sumeria, Babylonia, Persia, India, and more.
- Author:Said, Edward W.Summary:
Orientalism is a profoundly influential and controversial study of the way in which, for at least 2,000 years, ever since the wars between the ancient Greeks and the Persians, the west has fought with, and largely dominated, the east...
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Author:Todenhöfer, JürgenSummary:An alarming and enlightening first-hand account of what’s really going on behind the borders of the Islamic State.
ISIS, IS, the Islamic State. The name is chilling. The images are horrific. This is a group that beheads... - Author:Bailey, Kenneth E.Summary:
Kenneth E. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus's relationship to women, and especially Jesus's parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a...
- Author:Gregson, JuliaSummary:
Young singer Saba Tarcan journeys from her native Wales to the bazaars of Cairo to entertain Allied troops. After wishing farewell to her fighter pilot beau Dom Benson, Saba's life takes a dramatic turn when she's recruited by the...
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Author:Petrou, MichaelSummary:A leading journalist travels through the hot spots of the Middle East and Central Asia, from Pakistan and Afghanistan to Syria and Egypt. Winner of the Ottawa Book Award for English Non-Fiction, 2013 Less than a year before 9/11,...
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