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Arab-Israeli conflict National characteristics, Palestinian Palestinian Arabs Politics in motion pictures Qaida (Organization) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Foreign relations United States Saudi Arabia Juvenile literature Shehadeh, Raja 1951- United States Foreign relations Saudi ArabiaMohammed, Rahaf
Summary: In January 2019, then 18-year-old Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed escaped from her family while holidaying in Kuwait. She was fleeing systematic abuse of her human rights as a woman growing up in Saudi Arabia and, specifically, her family's threats to kill her because she desired the freedoms Western women take for granted. She boarded a plane bound for Bangkok, en route to Australia where she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MOHAMMAD, RAHAF MOHBin Laden, Najwa.
Summary: Mother and son give us an extraordinary view of the private life of a man both loved feared by his family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 BIN LADEN FAMILY BINWald, Ellen R.
Summary: "A groundbreaking history that reveals the motivations and machinations behind Aramco and the rise of Saudi Arabia"--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 WALBaer, Robert.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 327.538 BAERBergen, Peter L.
Summary: Based on exhaustive research and unprecedented access to White House officials, CIA analysts, Pakistani intelligence, and the military, this is the definitive account of ten years in pursuit of bin Laden and of the twilight of Al-Qaeda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.325 BERSummary: An in-depth look at Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's life, work, and murder amidst the complexity of U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations. Exclusive interviews explore Khashoggi's con nections with Saudi rulers, Middle Eastern jihadists, and fellow global journalists, as well as his enduring global legacy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KINBaer, Robert.
Summary: Examines the love-hate relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, describing how the royal family's support of a radical religious group helps keep them in power while fostering hatred of the West throughout Saudi society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.538 BAEScheuer, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Potomac 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1046 SCHHubbard, Ben (Journalist)
Summary: "MBS is the untold story of how a mysterious young prince emerged from Saudi Arabia's sprawling royal family to overhaul the economy and society of the richest country in the Middle East--and gather as much power as possible into his own hands. Since his father, King Salman, ascended to the throne in 2015, Mohammed bin Salman has leveraged his influence to restructure the kingdom's economy,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tim Duggan Books, an imprint of Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 953.8 HUBHouse, Karen Elliott.
Summary: A journalist draws on three decades of firsthand experience to profile contemporary Saudi Arabia, offering insight into its leaders, citizens, cultural complexities, and international prospects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 953.8 HOUUnger, Craig.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.7305 UNGGolkar, Golriz
Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about Saudi Arabia. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 953.8 GOLBird, Kai.
Summary: Pulitzer Prize-winner Kai Bird's vivid memoir of an American childhood spent in the midst of the Arab-Israeli conflict in Jerusalem and Saudia Arabia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 BIRD, KAI BIRUnger, Craig.
Summary: Author Craig Unger discusses the weave of influence, investment, and policy between the House of Saud and the House of Bush.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 327.7305 UNGShehadeh, Raja
Summary: "A moving account of one man's border crossings-both literal and figurative-by the award-winning author of Palestinian Walks, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six Day War In what has become a classic of Middle Eastern literature, Raja Shehadeh, in Palestinian Walks, wrote of his treks through the hills surrounding Ramallah over a period of three decades under Israel's occupation. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1995
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 305.42 SASSharif, Manal
Summary: A memoir by a Saudi Arabian woman who became the unexpected leader of a movement to support women's rights describes how fundamentalism influenced her radical religious beliefs until her education, a job, and legal contradictions changed her perspectives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHARIF, MANAL SHACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B SHARIF SHACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult SharifSmall, Thomas
Summary: Path of Blood tells the gripping and horrifying true story of the underground army which Osama Bin Laden created in order to attack his number one target: his home country, Saudi Arabia. His aim was to conquer the land of the Two Holy Mosques, the land from where Islam had first originated, and, from there, to reestablish an Islamic Empire that could take on the West and win. Thomas Small and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Overlook Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956 SMAOrr, Tamra
Summary: Saudi Arabian Heritage in the Celebrating Diversity in My Classroom series explores the geography, languages, religions, food, and culture of Saudi Arabia in a fun age-appropriate way. Students with Saudi Arabian heritage are a significant and important part of the fabric of America and this book helps foster empathy in all students and a multi-cultural community in the classroom. Glossary,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around OrrLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ici et ailleurs: In this meditation on how cinema records history, the filmmakers, members of the Dziga Vertov Group, contrast a French family's life with an impressionistic portrait of war in Palestine, as reflected through television, books, and other media.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gaumont vidéo 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: GDW Games 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.7043 DESMackey, Sandra
Summary: Chronicles the transformation of Saudi Arabia from a primitive Bedouin realm in the desert to a complex and contradictory world power, describing the reality of the kingdom's present and analyzing the forces that will shape its future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2002