Category: Book Review

New Book: Empower a Refugee: Peace of Thread & the Backyard Humanity Movement

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 rayhanania 1 Comment

New Book: Empower a Refugee: Peace of Thread & the Backyard Humanity Movement Refugees who have fled famine and violence and resettled in the US too often are isolated, disconnected, living in despair. They typically have housing, food, clothing. Yet they miss the large inter-connected families, the all-embracing social fabric of their previous homes. They yearn…

Book Review, Culture, Entertainment, Features, News, refugees

Dancing to the Darkest Light: Turning Tragedy Into Something Positive To Enrich The Lives Of Other

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Dancing to the Darkest Light: Turning Tragedy Into Something Positive To Enrich The Lives Of Other Arriving in New York after fleeing the terror of the Islamic revolution in Iran, Soheila Adelipour and her family believed the worst was behind them. Life was great for a while; the kids went to college, worked hard and…

American Arabs, Authors, Book Review, Culture, Features, Iran, Middle East, Spotlight

Book Release: Kettani publishes book about World Muslim Population

November 29, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Book Release: Kettani publishes book about World Muslim Population Book is first of its kind research on Muslims, Halal, and sequel to stay of Muslim world population Dr. Houssain Kettani, professor of computer science, had his book “The World Muslim Population Spatial and Temporal Analyses” published this fall. This is his second book, following “The…

Book Review, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Features, Press Releases, religion

New book: The Road to Nablus

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

New book: The Road to Nablus The Road to Nablus is the extraordinary fictionalized true story of the author’s father, Abed Hadi, and his escape from a Palestinian refugee camp in the 1940s, chronicling his remarkable journey to his eventual home in St. Louis, Missouri. As a young boy Abed Hadi survived a massacre, a death…

American Arabs, Book Review, Features, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan

Book Review: A Darkly humorous saga set in Post 9/11 America and the Middle East

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Book Review: A Darkly humorous saga set in Post 9/11 America and the Middle East When All Else Fails by author Rayyan Al-Shawaf begins on September 12th, 2001. It is the story of Hunayn, a luckless and lovelorn Iraqi college student living in Orlando, Florida, after having graduated from high school in Beirut. Hunayn’s life is…

Arab World, Book Review, Entertainment, Features, mainstream

Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring A Rebel in Gaza: Behind the Lines of the Arab Spring is a critical memoir documenting years of upheaval presents a compelling personal view of life in Gaza for progressive youth; Gaza has always been rebellious . . . stubborn, addictive. I’m her daughter, and I look…

Arab World, Authors, Book Review, Features, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, refugees

Unholy Land: An Unconventional Guide to Israel

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Unholy Land: An Unconventional Guide to Israel Cosmopolitan writing on travel, food, culture, sex, and politics, from some of Israel’s greatest young writers Part hipster travelogue, part from-the-ground-up look at Israeli politics, Unholy Land offers a kaleidoscope through which the reader will view the country and the region in new light and color. Actor Rana…

Book Review, Entertainment, Features, Israel, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan

“The Fox Hunt” — Book details Yemeni refugee’s struggle

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

“The Fox Hunt” — Book details Yemeni refugee’s struggle Four strangers. Three faiths. One extraordinary escape to freedom. “The Fox Hunt,” by Mohammed Al Samawi “The Fox Hunt” (William Morrow, April 10, 2018) is a first-person story of a young Muslim man from Yemen who, with the help of a group of largely Jewish activists on…

Arab World, Book Review, Features, Gulf States, Middle East

New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias

March 2, 2018March 6, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias A new book that empowers Arabs and Muslims in America to effectively confront and change news media bias was published this week by award-winning Palestinian American columnist and former Chicago City Hall journalist Ray Hanania. Yalla! Fight Back offers a strategic plan for Arabs and…

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New book explores the Syrian Refugee crisis

February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

New book explores the Syrian Refugee crisis We have all seen the heartbreaking photos of Syrian refugees, but few of us will ever know firsthand what it’s like to be one. THE MAP OF SALT AND STARS (Touchstone; Hardcover; $27; ISBN: 9780501169038; on sale: May 1, 2018), the debut novel by Syrian American writer Jennifer…

Arab World, Book Review, Editors Picks, Features, Middle East, refugees, Syria

Georgetown Professor pens new book on Arab Culture in Doha

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Georgetown Professor pens new book on Arab Culture in Doha The Doha Experiment by Gary Wasserman is a fascinating and illuminating window into Arab culture by a professor teaching American politics at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar. The following is quoted from the author about his newly relased book, The Doha…

Book Review, Features, Gulf States, Middle East, News

New Book: “Burning Country” – New edition, Syrians in Revolution and War

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

New Book: “Burning Country” – New edition, Syrians in Revolution and War by authors Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami Paperback | 20th February 2018 | 9780745337821 | 320pp | £14.99 In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad. Today, much of Syria has become a war…

Authors, Book Review, Features, Syria

Fifth Wednesday Journal publishes essays from Middle East writers

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Fifth Wednesday Journal publishes essays from Middle East writers Fifth Wednesday Journal, a twice yearly publication, released its latest issue which focuses on the experiences and writings of authors whose origins trace to the Middle East and North Africa. The Journal features the submissions of 33 authors and photographers and is now available for purchase….

American Arabs, Arab World, Book Review, Features, Middle East, North Africa, Photographs, Spotlight

Blood in the Desert: Only The Unwavering Power Of Love And Faith Can Overcome Persecution

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Blood in the Desert: Only The Unwavering Power Of Love And Faith Can Overcome Persecution Religious persecution was an all-too cruel reality for early Christians in 294 A.D. The Roman Empire searched relentlessly for believers, torturing and killing some and selling others into slavery. It was a dark time for Miriam, an orphaned young woman…

Arab World, Book Review, Features, Middle East

Adam Levinson releases new book The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah

November 13, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Adam Levinson releases new book The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah: Fear and Love in the Modern Middle East By Adam Valen Levinson In THE ABU DHABI BAR MITZVAH: Fear and Love in the Modern Middle East [W. W. Norton & Company; November 14, 2017; $25.95 hardcover], Valen Levinson, armed only with college…

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Ehrenreich book exposes media lies about Israel’s occupation

July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Ehrenreich book exposes media lies about Israel’s occupation Author and award winning journalist Ben Ehrenreich pens a new book that offers readers fair and balanced insight into the reality of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinians in a way that most mainstream American news media pretends does not exist. Ehrenreich has come under vicious attack…

Arab World, Authors, Bloggers, Book Review, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Features, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Salt Houses, new book on Palestinian experience

May 2, 2017May 4, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Salt Houses, new book on Palestinian experience Hala Alyan has written a phenomenal book that shares the experiences of a Palestinian family from Nablus, told from multiple perspectives as the family is scattered throughout the Middle East and the West. SALT HOUSES (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May 2, 2017) is the dazzling debut novel by Hala…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Book Review, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Israel, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan

Something for everyone at La Grande-Poste Garden Vendor Books

April 9, 2017April 9, 2017 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Something for everyone at La Grande-Poste Garden Vendor Books Walking up to the la Grande-Poste Garden, one encounters joyful and excited faces of so many people, who gather at the book-vendor’s tables. By Abdennour Toumi Passers-by rush for books, confirming that used-book merchants have broken the myth that Algerians do not read unless they need…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Book Review, Commentary, Features, North Africa