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Rashid, Qasim

Summary: "The debut picture book by author and human rights activist Qasim Rashid that celebrates good deeds during the month of Ramadan. It's the first day of Ramadan and Hannah wants to be a part of this important month every way she can. But if she's too young to fast, how can she observe Ramadan? By saving the world, Dada Jaan tells her. And so Hannah learns that by helping her friends and neighbors...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAS

AlHaj, Rahim

Contents: Eastern love : Sinan (6:54) -- Forbidden attraction : Tiama (12:17) -- Running boy : Fuad (13:07) -- The last time we will fly birds : Riyadh (9:25) -- Going home : Rahim (7:42) -- Unspoken word : Laila (6:17) -- Fly home : Fatima (8:36) -- Voices to remember : Zainab (5:22).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST ALH

Kamali, Mohammad Hashim

Summary: "Shariah law is a subject that is misunderstood and misrepresented by many in the West. More than simply a system of law, it is concerned with a set of values and rules that are essential to the understanding and practice of Islam. In this volume, Mohammad Hashim Kamali, a world-renowned expert on Shariah, adopts a question-and-answer format to provide a clear introduction to its most salient...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oneworld 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 340 KAM

Summary: Presents the true stories of three Iraqi people who endured life in a psychiatric hospital in Baghdad during the Iraq War and then were in the streets after their hospital is decimated. The film was shot in Baghdad in 2004. The Iraqi filmmaker had a camera in one hand and an AK-47 in the other. His crew was beaten and lined up to be shot by insurgents, the 14-year old boom boy was shot in the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Pathfinder Home Entertainment 2008

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AHL

Summary: Candy Darling, the transgendered "superstar" of Andy Warhol movies (Women in Revolt; Flesh; and Small Craft Warnings) was Born James Slattery. She inspired Lou Reed's song "A Walk on the Wild Side" and earned good notices in a Tennessee Williams play. Candy became a prominent personality in Warhol's circles. Documentarian James Rasin uses a series of interviews, archival footage, and images...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed exclusively by Corinth Films 2011

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEA

Contents: You got me burnin' / (Cloud9) -- Globex corp vol 1. a1 / (Dwarde & Tim Reaper) -- DarkPhase / (Dev/Null) -- The howler / (Champa B) -- U92 (fff remix) / (NewKiller) -- Oasis / (S. Kid) -- The path (part 2) / (Gridzone) -- Feel real / (Aphrodite & Nutty Jim) -- Rivers of blood (vip) / (R-Core) -- Greed and prejudice / (Vince Rollin) -- Jungle teknah / (Sherelle) -- Pinnacle part 2 / (InnerCore)...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC SHE

Summary: "The little known [fictionalized] story of a handful of Muslim agents who fought for the French Resistance, and who used the Mosque of Paris as the base for operations that included rescuing Jewish fugitives and assassinating Vichy informants." --

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: France télévisions distribution 2012

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN FRE

Summary: She is one of the most transformative yet misunderstood women in history, alternately vilified as a sinner and canonized as a saint. For the first time, the incredible story of Mary Magdalene is told through her own eyes. In the first century A.D., the free-spirited Mary flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MAR

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MAR

Summary: The true story of Slahi's fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2021

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MAU

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MAU

1 hold on 2 copies

Summary: A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV LOO

Summary: An Iranian man deserts his French wife and two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife's request for a divorce.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FOREIGN PAS

Summary: Malik el Djebena, who is condemned to six years in prison, cannot read or write, but soon figures out the politics of the prison. Though Malik is only 19-years-old, the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison corners him and gives him certain 'missions' to carry out. He quickly gains the confidence of the gang leader, as these assignments begin to toughen him up. But Malik soon...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2010

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN PRO

Qasimov, Alim

Contents: Bagishlamani -- Shushar mugamunda/Bastachar mahnelare (Gal Gal) -- Iraq tasnifi -- Mugham Qatar -- Rang shushtar -- Ey encanlar -- Shirvan Shikastese -- Raqs (Balaban solo) -- Fuzuli ghazel.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Network 1997

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST QAS

Summary: Former enemies Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades, and Wendy Rhoades, the chief counselor to each, have come together to form an uneasy but highly effective alliance, aimed at the eradication of all their rivals.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Alrawi, Karim

Summary: "Award-winning writer and master storyteller Karim Alrawi draws on his deep knowledge of Arab culture in creating these enchanting tales that are a feast for young imaginations. These stories take readers of every age on a delightful literary, cultural and culinary odyssey. A profusion of unforgettable characters--fishermen and date merchants, child cooks and squabbling animals, beggars and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crocodile Books 2021

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ALR

Summary: When several diamonds are stolen from a jewelry store in Marseilles, the heist bears the hallmarks of the supposedly retired Pink Panther gang. After a child is accidentally killed in their getaway, the thieves resort to desperate measures to fence the jewels. This sparks a series of events that set a British insurance-loss adjuster, a French-Algerian cop, and a Serbian soldier turned diamond...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LAS

7 holds on 3 copies

Summary: After a near-fatal accident in the line of duty, Cassandra Webb -- a New York City paramedic -- starts to show signs of clairvoyance. Through her visions and a journey of self-discovery, she is forced to confront revelations about her past and how it is connected to a specific spider, and learns she must protect three young women from a mysterious adversary who wants them dead.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Summary: Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades see their vicious rivalry reignited, while new enemies rise and take aim. Social impact pioneer Mike Prince poses a true threat to Axe's dominance, and Chuck feuds with a formidable district attorney. Taylor Mason is forced back to Axe Capital, where Taylor must fight to protect their employees and their assets. Wendy Rhoades reevaluates her loyalties and forges...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2022

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1 hold on 6 copies

Summary: Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave, and debonair. Walter is not. But when events take an unexpected turn, this unlikely duo is forced to team up for the ultimate mission that will require an almost impossible disguise, transforming Lance into the brave, fierce, majestic pigeon. Walter and Lance suddenly have to work as a...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY SPI

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SPI

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SPI

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Sp

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile DVD, Call number: J DVD Spies

2 holds on 2 copies

Summary: It takes one to break one in a final season like no other. Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades have been both adversaries and allies, but when Axe returns with a score to settle, the stakes escalate beyond Wall Street and their game of one-upmanship threatens to topple empires. It'll be a triumph for some, and a tumble for others. This four-disc collection includes every episode and exclusive...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Rashid, Ahmed.

Summary: The terrorist attacks of September 11 have turned the world's attention to areas of the globe about which we know very little. The author turns his skills as an investigative journalist to the five Central Asian republics adjacent to Afghanistan.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.04 RAS

Summary: In season six, the dust clears to reveal a world that has evolved. With Axe gone and Michael Prince assuming his place, Chuck must develop a new strategy that is keener and more sophisticated than before. All the players, from Wags to Wendy, from Taylor to Sacker, and of course Senior, must sharpen their weapons and look for new alliances in order to survive. The ground is ever shifting and the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BIL

Masie

Contents: Listen, it's obsessive! -- I'm ashamed -- Flight song #7 -- Guts -- Ambra and her fans -- Dance stone -- Easy tune for Simon Jeffes -- Division -- Vigo oh oh -- Post modern? -- Post modern! -- Sipsysolly -- Candies -- H.A.D.D. -- I am not a fucking vegetarian -- I am sad -- Sense of speed -- When I float -- William Lustig.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Acidsoxx Musicks 2003

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MAS

Nadim

Summary: "Four-year-old Nadim puts his words on paper and gives us a glimpse of how he sees the world: one filled with glitter, magical boxes, and cuddles with Mom. A place where school smells like daffodils and honey (and sometimes dirty socks), where Wednesdaysare rainbow-colored, where fish in the sea make a shhhh sound, and where everyone has love, even baddies. The poems in this anthology make for...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 821 NAD

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