Bilal, Parker

Summary: In Cairo, private investigator Makana is called into the office of his new client, a powerful art dealer known as Kasabian. Kasabian wants him to track down a famous painting that went missing from Baghdad during the US invasion. All the dealer can tell Makana is that the piece was smuggled into Egypt by an Iraqi war criminal who doesn't want to be found. The world of art is a far cry from the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2015

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Bilal, Parker.

Summary: "The ancient city of Cairo is a feverish tangle of the old and the new, of the superrich and the desperately poor, with inequality and corruption everywhere. It's a place where grudges and long-buried secrets can fester, and where people can disappear in the blink of an eye. Makana, a former Sudanese police inspector forced to flee to Cairo, is now struggling to make ends meet as a private...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2012

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Bilal, Parker

Summary: Hired to investigate the disappearance of a university student who may have become involved in political activities, Makana is drawn by a gruesome murder into an ethnic rivalry and gang war among young men from South Sudan.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2016

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Bilal, Parker

Summary: When a surveillance job leads private investigator Makana to the murder of a teenage girl, he and a woman named Zahra search for justice in a country where the authorities can be willing to turn a blind eye to apparent honor killings.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2014

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Bilal, Parker

Summary: When the Coptic community of Cairo is implicated in a series of child murders in the summer of 2001, Sudanese private investigator Makana fears an increase in religious tensions and identifies links to a woman with a dangerous secret.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2013

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Summary: In this gorgeously animated drama, the lives of several strong-willed women and a young musician intersect. Their stories reveal the hypocrisies of modern Iranian society, where sex, drugs, and corruption coexist with strict religious law. In the bustling metropolis of Tehran, avoiding prohibitions has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation....

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber, Inc. 2018

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J Dilla

Contents: The introduction -- The anthem -- Fight club -- The shining pt. 1 (diamonds) -- The shining pt. 2 (ice) -- Trucks -- Gangsta boogie -- Drive me wild -- Give them what they want -- The creep (the o) -- The ex -- So far -- Fuck the police -- The diary.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Daedelus

Contents: Tailor-made (with Milosh) -- Sew darn mend -- Penny loafers (with Inara George) -- One and lonely (with Young Dad) -- Suit yourself -- What can you do? (with Busdriver) -- French cuffs (with Baths) -- In tatters (with Kelela Mizanekristos) -- Slowercase D -- Overwhelmed (with Bilal) -- Nightcap.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ninja Tune 2011

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Glasper, Robert.

Contents: Lift off mic check (feat. Shafiq Husayn) (3:57) -- Afro blue (feat. Erykah Badu) (5:07) -- Cherish the day (feat. Lalah Hathaway) (5:51) -- Always shine (feat. Lupe Fiasco and Bilal) (5:22) -- Gonna be alright (F.T.B.) (feat. Ledisi) (6:11) -- Move love (feat. King) (3:18) -- Ah yeah (feat. Musiq Soulchild & Chrisette Michele) (5:08) -- The consequences of jealousy (feat. Meshell Ndegedcello)...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Note Records 2012

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Glasper, Robert.

Contents: Baby tonight (Black Radio 2 theme) ; Mic check 2 (4:23) -- I stand alone (feat. Common & Patrick Stump) (4:54) -- What are we doing (feat. Brandy) (3:35) -- Calls (feat. Jill Scott) (5:42) -- Worries (feat. Dwele) (3:37) -- Trust (feat. Marsha Ambrosius) (7:30) -- Yet to find (feat. Anthony Hamilton) (4:41) -- You own me (feat. Faith Evans) (4:26) -- Let it ride (feat. Norah Jones) (7:08) --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Contents: New York New York (Ryan Adams) (3:48) -- Nite and fog (Mercury Rev) (3:57) -- October swimmer (JJ72) (3:20) -- Fast lane (Bilal) (4:35) -- Lose the dress (Kevin Tihista) (3:08) -- Endless fall (Chocolate Genius) (3:01) -- Understanding in a car crash (Thursday) (4:24) -- Fome is dape (Little T & One Track Mike) (3:19) -- Captain Easychord (Stereolab) (5:25) -- Hell above high water (Curve)...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: CMJ 2001

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Summary: Simone Bitton, a Jewish woman born in Morocco who identifies with both Arab and Jewish cultures, examines the personal, cultural, and monetary costs of the Israeli West Bank Barrier, a wall being built to separate Israelis and Palestinians.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Life Size Entertainment 2005

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Fiasco, Lupe.

Contents: Ayesha says (intro) -- Strange fruition (feat. Casey Benjamin) -- Ital (roses) -- Around my way (freedom ain't free) -- Audubon ballroom -- Bitch bad -- Lamborghini angels -- Put em up -- Heart donor (feat. Poo Bear) -- How dare you (feat. bilal) -- Battle scars (with Guy Sebastian) -- Brave heart (feat. Poo Bear) -- Form follows function -- Cold war (feat. Jane $$$) -- Unforgivable youth...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic 2012

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James, Boney.

Contents: Pure -- Better with time (feat. Bilal) -- 2:01 AM -- Stone groove (feat. Joe Sample) -- Appreciate (feat. Debi Nova) -- Here she comes -- Break of dawn (feat. Dwele) -- It's on -- Thinkin' 'bout me -- You don't have to go home.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. 2004

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Kweli, Talib

Contents: The magic hour -- Traveling light (featuring Anderson .Paak) -- All of us (featuring Jay Electronica and Yummy Bingham) -- She's my hero -- Chips (featuring Waka Flocka) -- Knockturnal -- Radio silence (featuring Amber Coffman & Myka 9) -- The one I love (featuring B.J. the Chicago Kid)-- Heads up eyes open (featuring Rick Ross & Yummy Bingham) -- Let it roll -- Write at home (featuring Datcha,...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Lamar, Kendrick

Contents: Side A. Wesley's theory (featuring George Clinton & Thundercat) (4:47) ; For free? (Interlude) (2:11) ; King Kunta (3:55) ; Institutionalized (featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg) (4:31) ; These walls (featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat) (5:01) -- Side B. U (4:28) ; Alright (3:39) ; For sale? (Interlude) (4:52) ; Momma (4:43).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Summary: Animated documentary about Amin Nawabi, who decides to reveal a secret from his past before marrying his husband and share his story about fleeing from Afghanistan to Denmark as a young child with his mother and siblings.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Bilan, Jasbinder

Summary: "Asha lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and she misses her papa, who works in the city. When he suddenly stops sending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks their home, and her mother talks of leaving. From her den in the mango tree, Asha makes a pact with her best friend, Jeevan, to find her father and make things right. But the journey is dangerous: they must cross...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicken House, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020

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Hilal, Maha

Summary: In this powerful book, Dr. Maha Hilal tells the story of two decades of the War on Terror, through both an overview of the policies created under its umbrella and the lived realities of Muslim Americans who have experienced hate and discrimination as a result.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Broadleaf Books 2021

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