Awde, Nicholas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carol Publ. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 492.711 AWDMohammed, 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 MOHBarghūthī, Tamīm
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Berkes, Marianne Collins.
Summary: A counting book in rhyme presents various Arctic animals and their offspring, from a mother polar bear and her "little cub one" to an old father wolf and his "little pups ten." Includes related facts and activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dawn Publications 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BERYork, M. J.
Summary: Provides useful words, numbers, greetings, and phrases in Arabic. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, an introduction to the basic grammatical rules of the language, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J ARABIC 492.7 YORThrall, Nathan
Summary: "Five-year-old Milad Salama is excited for the school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem. On the way, his bus collides with a semitrailer in a horrific accident. His father, Abed, gets word of the crash and rushes to the site. The scene is chaos-the children have been taken to different hospitals in Jerusalem and the West Bank; some are missing, others cannot be identified. Abed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Haza, Ofra.
Contents: Im nin'alu (5:16) -- Yachilvi veyachali (3:24) -- A'salk (4:42) -- Medley. Tzur menati ; Se'i yona ; Sapri tama (5:44) -- Galbi (4:14) -- Ode le'eli (3:29) -- Lefelach harimon (5:06) -- Ayelet chen (6:29).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Style 1987
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST HAZLari, Zahra
Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LARSummary: "This ground-breaking anthology features the compelling and courageous memoirs of eighteen queer Arab writers - some internationally bestselling, others using pseudonyms. Here, we find heart-warming connections and moments of celebration alongside essays exploring the challenges of being LGBTQ+ and Arab. From a military base in the Gulf to loving whispers caught between the bedsheets; and from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Saqi Books 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KINKhan, Muhammad
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Dua Iqbal has always had trouble minding her own business. With a silver-tongue and an inquisitive nature, a career in journalism seems fated. When her school merges with another, Dua seizes her chance and sets up a rival newspaper, exposing the controversial stories that teachers and the kids who rule the school would rather keep buried. Dua's investigations are digging up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KHAWald, 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 WALKhalil, Aya
Summary: The beautiful story of diversity follows a young girl named Kanzi whose most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2020
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Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Habibi Funk 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN KEIContents: 1. Bsslama hbibti / Fadoul (Morocco) = Bilslāmah ḥabībatī / Faḍūl (al-Maghrib) -- 2. Wang dang / Bob Destiny (Algeria) = Wāngh dāngh / Būb Dīstīnī (al-Jazāʼir) -- 3. Unknown / Attarazat Addahabia (Morocco) = Majhūl / al-Ṭarāzāt al-Dhahabīyah (al-Maghrib) -- 4. Mirza / Jalil Bennis et les Golden Hands (Morocco) = Mīrzā / Jalīl Binīs wa-al-Jūldin Hāndz (al-Maghrib) -- 5. Irkos farfesh /...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Habibi Funk 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN HABDun, Aidan Andrew.
Summary: "Through the story of two lovers, Mosh and Jalilah, this verse novel encapsulates the personal tragedy of the Palestine-Israel conflict. Set in the popular music culture of modern Palestine, using rap rhythms and the sonnet form, Aidan Andrew Dun s new book is verbally accomplished and rhythmically creative, and yet gripping to read as the story unfolds in a fast-moving narrative of twists and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DUNContents: Moi et toi (Algeria) (Abdel Ali Slimani) -- Galbi (Morocco) (Abdy) -- Leiley (Transglobal underground remix) (Lebanon) (Dania) -- Amarain (Egypt) (Amr Diab) -- Intil Waheeda (Egypt) (Hisham Abbas) -- Hely meli (Libya) (Hamid El Shaeri) -- Mani (Algeria) (Fadela & Sahraoui) -- Kidda (Egypt/UK) (Natacha Atlas) -- Mauvais sang (Algeria) (Khaled) -- Ne me jugez pas (Volodia remix) (Morocco) (Sawt...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN PUTSummary: Presents a short course in conversational Arabic, featuring seven units, each including a dialogue on topics such as saying hello and goodbye, reserving accommodations, ordering food, banking, shopping, and sightseeing, with Arabic and English translations of words and phrases used, grammar tips, and activities.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2004
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 492.7 ARANunn, Daniel.
Summary: Provides information about the Arabic language, its speakers, and basic vocabulary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2012
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J ARABIC 492.782 NUNMcCann, Colum
Summary: "Bassam Aramin is Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is Israeli. They inhabit a world of intractable conflict that colors every aspect of their daily lives, from the roads they are allowed to take to the schools their daughters, Abir and Smadar, each attend. Theirs is a life in which children from both sides of the wall throw stones at one another. But their worlds shift irreparably when ten-year-old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MCCStevenson, Robin
Summary: "A rhyming alphabet book featuring a family who have lost their dog at a Pride parade."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE STESummary: Wadjda, a fun-loving 10-year-old girl living in Saudi Arabia, has her heart set on a beautiful new bicycle. However, her mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. Determined to turn her dreams into reality and buy the bike on her own, Wadjda uncovers the contradictions and opportunities ingrained in her world. Hilarious,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WAD1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WAD
Contents: Shiraz (Iran/USA) / Sharif -- Astahel (Lebanon) / Nabiha Yazbeck -- Arhil (Morocco) / Bahia El Idrissi -- Khallini biljao (Lebanon) / Maya Nasri -- Ya rayah (Sonar remix)(Algeria) / Dahmane El Harrachi -- Dub4me (Lebanon) / Soap Kills -- Cleopatra in New York (Zim zam mix) (USA) / Nicodemus, feat. Carol C. -- Elama (UAE) / Yasser Habeeb -- Fly (Turkey) / Ilhan Ersahin -- Hanina (Jasmon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putumayo World Music 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN PUTHill, Marc Lamont
Summary: "In this major work of daring criticism and analysis, scholar and political commentator Marc Lamont Hill and Israel-Palestine expert Mitchell Plitnick spotlight how one-sided pro-Israel policies reflect the truth-bending grip of authoritarianism on both Israel and the United States. Except for Palestine argues that progressives and liberals who oppose regressive policies on immigration, racial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2022