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Author releases new book on Libya and its ongoing conflicts

Posted on January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on Author releases new book on Libya and its ongoing conflicts
Author releases new book on Libya and its ongoing conflicts

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Author releases new book on Libya and its ongoing conflicts For centuries, the downfall of one global empire has resulted in the ascension of another. But as Jason Pack shows in his new book, LIBYA AND THE GLOBAL ENDURING DISORDER (Oxford University Press; February, 2022), we are no longer in the post-Cold War World, but are rather…

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New Book: Girl Fighters: Break Tradition in Yemen 

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on New Book: Girl Fighters: Break Tradition in Yemen 
New Book: Girl Fighters: Break Tradition in Yemen 

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New Book: Girl Fighters: Break Tradition in Yemen  A tale of strife in Yemen, a novel by Carolyn Han In traditional Yemeni society girls remain hidden behind walls, doors, and veils. Until the men in their family were killed in the war. This historical anti-war novel introduces two girls who challenge tribal traditions vowing, against…

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Upcoming book: Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine

Posted on October 18, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Upcoming book: Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine
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Upcoming book: Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine Palestinian cartoonist, author, activist and former prisoner Mohammad Sabaaneh will soon release the graphic novel Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine, which was chosen as one of this week’s book of the week by Publishers Weekly. Palestinian cartoonist, author, activist and former prisoner…

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New Book: Apartheid is a Crime, Palestinian life under occupation

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on New Book: Apartheid is a Crime, Palestinian life under occupation
New Book: Apartheid is a Crime, Palestinian life under occupation

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New Book: Apartheid is a Crime, Palestinian life under occupation Portraits of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. Author Mats Svensson documents Palestinian street scenes, conveying the mannerisms and customs of daily life under military occupation in his new book “Apartheid is a Crime” released by Cune Press. Mats Svensson documents Palestinian street scenes, conveying the…

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New book: I was a French Muslim by Mokhtar Mokhtefi

Posted on June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on New book: I was a French Muslim by Mokhtar Mokhtefi
New book: I was a French Muslim by Mokhtar Mokhtefi

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New book: I was a French Muslim by Mokhtar Mokhtefi Coming later this year Born in 1935 in a French-colonized Algerian village, Mokhtar Mokhtefi came of age amidst the growing independence movements. He saw the effects of France’s 130-year colonization of his country, and the brutal tactics they used to stay in power: arresting and…

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Penguin Books releases Samira Sedira’s novel “People Like Them”

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Penguin Books releases Samira Sedira’s novel “People Like Them”
Penguin Books releases Samira Sedira’s novel “People Like Them”

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Penguin Books releases Samira Sedira’s novel “People Like Them” Carmac is a small, homogenous town in the French mountains where everyone knows each other…and their business. But when a new family arrives—Bakary and Sylvia Langlois and their three children—Anna and Constant Guillot sense that something is about to change. Compared to the rest of Carmac,…

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Pomegranate Explores Young Woman’s Mesmerizing Journey Toward Self-Empowerment

Posted on April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Pomegranate Explores Young Woman’s Mesmerizing Journey Toward Self-Empowerment
Pomegranate Explores Young Woman’s Mesmerizing Journey Toward Self-Empowerment

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Pomegranate Explores Young Woman’s Mesmerizing Journey Toward Self-Empowerment Ancestral norms clash with the freedoms of a new generation in the powerful new book Pomegranate, from award-winning author Weam Namou. Pomegranate shares the story of Niran, a Muslim woman coming of age in Detroit after emigrating from Iraq. Moving from war-torn Iraq to the U.S. was…

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Leila Slimani releases new book, In The Country of Others

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Leila Slimani releases new book, In The Country of Others
Leila Slimani releases new book, In The Country of Others

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Leila Slimani releases new book, In The Country of Others In her first new novel since The Perfect Nanny launched her onto the world stage, Leila Slimani draws on her own family’s inspiring story for the first volume in a planned trilogy about race, resilience, and women’s empowerment. In the Country of Others(Penguin Books; On Sale: August 10,…

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Arab American Memoir: “Stories My Father Told Me”

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab American Memoir: “Stories My Father Told Me”
Arab American Memoir: “Stories My Father Told Me”

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Arab American Memoir: “Stories My Father Told Me” Memories of a Childhood in Syria and Lebanon By Elia Zughaib, Illustrated by Helen Zughaib In a world driven by power, money, and the pursuit of personal success, Helen and her father Elia have given us a glimpse of an intact society stretched to the limit, yet…

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

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 By rayhanania 1 Comment on New Book: Empower a Refugee: Peace of Thread & the Backyard Humanity Movement
New Book: Empower a Refugee: Peace of Thread & the Backyard Humanity Movement

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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…

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Book Release: Kettani publishes book about World Muslim Population

Posted on November 29, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Book Release: Kettani publishes book about World Muslim Population
Book Release: Kettani publishes book about World Muslim Population

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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…

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

New book: The Road to Nablus

Posted on June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on New book: The Road to Nablus
New book: The Road to Nablus

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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…

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Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring

Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring
Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring

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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…

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

Georgetown Professor pens new book on Arab Culture in Doha

Posted on February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Georgetown Professor pens new book on Arab Culture in Doha
Georgetown Professor pens new book on Arab Culture in Doha

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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…

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

Salt Houses, new book on Palestinian experience

Posted on May 2, 2017May 4, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Salt Houses, new book on Palestinian experience
Salt Houses, new book on Palestinian experience

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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…

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

Local writer documents history of EMS services

Posted on December 15, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Local writer documents history of EMS services
Local writer documents history of EMS services

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Local writer documents history of EMS services Writer, celebrated investigator and Reavis High school graduate Paul Ciolino has penned a new book that documents the creation of the public paramedic system, EMS, which has saved countless lives since it was implemented in 1972 Originally published in the Des Plaines Valley News, Southwest News-Herald, The Regional…

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USS Liberty Remembrance of 50 years USA Government Cover-Up of Israel’s 8 June 1967 Attack on USA Spy-Ship

Posted on October 27, 2016January 5, 2017 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on USS Liberty Remembrance of 50 years USA Government Cover-Up of Israel’s 8 June 1967 Attack on USA Spy-Ship

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A USS Liberty Remembrance of 50 years USA Government Cover-Up of Israel’s 8 June 1967 Attack on USA Spy-Ship Is LIVE at Kindle because there’s a FREE APP for that! The crew of the USS Liberty is the most decorated crew since World War II and among the most decorated for a single engagement in…

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USS Liberty Veterans Trail of Tears and NEW Book

Posted on September 13, 2016April 7, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on USS Liberty Veterans Trail of Tears and NEW Book
USS Liberty Veterans Trail of Tears and NEW Book

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USS Liberty survivor of The Six-Day War’s second book, “Erasing the Liberty” is also the fundraising vehicle for a full-length feature film: Phillip Francis Tourney has been on the road for the last thirty years keeping the memory of Israel’s attack on the USS LIBERTY alive by educating Americans to the nearly fifty-year cover-up by…

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