Darwīsh, Najwān
Summary: "From a foremost contemporary Arab poet comes a book of deep poetic sensitivity, power, wit, and existential self-questioning. In a second major book to have been translated into English by Kareem James Abu-Zeid, following the critically acclaimed NothingMore to Lose, the Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish takes the reader on a dizzying journey across histories, cultures, and geographies. With...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York Review Books 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Darwish, Nonie.
Summary: Respected human rights activist Nonie Darwish assesses the potential for freedom to succeed following the recent revolutions in the Middle East The recent powerful wave of Middle East uprisings has fueled both hope and trepidation in the region and around the world as the ultimate fate--and fallout--of the Arab Spring continue to hang in the balance. Born and raised as a Muslim in Egypt and now...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2012
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Darwish, Mahmoud
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2009
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Summary: A Cairo-raised daughter of an Egyptian military officer describes how she was raised to hate Americans and Jewish people and submit to dictatorship, her decision to relocate to America, and her efforts to promote peace and tolerance at the risk of her own safety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.049 DARWISH, NONIE DARTalâʻi, Dariush
Contents: Avâz-eBayuât-e Esfahân (17:48) -- Dastgâh-e Chahârgâh (10:47) -- Dastgâh-e Homâyun (24:40) -- Avâz-e Bayât-e Kord (7:36) -- Douze séquences du Reng-e Shahr Ashub (10:07).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ocora 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST TALZebian, Najwa
Summary: "From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator Najwa Zebian comes a powerful approach to healing focused on building a home within yourself. In her debut book in the self-development space, poet Najwa Zebian shares her revolutionary concept of home to guide readers to embrace their vulnerability, discover their self-worth, and build their own strong foundations from the ground up. In Welcome...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2021
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Contents: The lover of Beirut (7:44) -- Dance with waves (3:56) -- Stopover at Djibouti (6:34) -- The astounding eyes of Rita (8:41) -- Al Birwa (4:51) -- Galilee mon amour (7:17) -- Waking state (7:48) -- For no apparent reason (6:35).
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECM 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ BRABin 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 BINBin Laden, Najwa.
Summary: Osama bin Laden's wife and son tell the astonishing story of the man they knew or thought they knew before September 11, 2001.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press (Griffin Edition) 0000
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B BIN LADEN BINContents: Charkhesh E Pooch / Kiosk -- Gelaye / Radio Tehran -- Sarcophagus / Federale -- Dancing girls / Farah -- Bashy / Free Electric Band -- Black Sunday / Federale -- Hishe Ayn Ore (Remember that day?) / Bei Ru -- Bread Thief / Bei Ru -- Death (album version) / White Lies -- Sisyphus / Federale -- Khabnama / Radio Tehran -- Thirsty's return / Federale -- Cheshme Man / Dariush -- Tatilat / Radio...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Death Waltz Recording Company 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC GIRSummary: Rahmat the boatman navigates the increasingly brackish waters of a coastal land, collecting the heartaches and tears of its inhabitants. But he remains powerless against their misguided attempts to appease the gods and make the land green again, whether by offering a bride to the sea or forcibly "treating" the eyes of a painter who sees in different colors. Drawing firsthand on the challenges...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Global Film Initiative 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WHISummary: "Eating healthfully plays a big role in managing diabetes. America's Test Kitchen's mission is to encourage home cooks to get into the kitchen with 400-plus meticulously developed and tested recipes that maximize healthy ingredients and flavor and limit unhealthy carbs and fats, sodium, and added sugars. Each recipe lists complete nutritional information for easy reference. Enjoy every meal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: America's Test Kitchen 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. CGesar tries to make sense of his life after a car crash leaves his once-handsome face grotesquely disfigured. After he is placed into a psychiatric penitentiary for a murder he doesn't remember committing, CGesar's only hope is to delve into the depths of his subconscious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2001
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN OPESummary: This is a dual narrative of Israeli and Palestinian history, where readers can track each against the other, noting both where they differ as well as where they correspond. This format reveals surprising juxtapositions and allows readers to consider and process the very different viewpoints and logic of each side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.9405 SIDSummary: An autobiographical film based on the director's life beginning in 1942 during Hitler's struggle to wrest Egypt, especially the city Alexandria, from the British Army. Yehia, an aspiring actor, and his friends experience the impact of war. Yehia studies cinema in Alexandria, stages his first makeshift productions, and finally reaches the conclusion that his future lies in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ALEAbbas, Marzieh
Summary: "With no mosque or Islamic school in his new neighborhood, Zain wonders who he can celebrate Ramadan with, in this introduction to the ninth month of the Islamic calendar that is a time of prayer, reflection, fasting and community"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: After the loss of her long-time boyfriend, Lucía seeks refuge on a quiet Mediterranean island where she meets a new man and begins to discover the dark secrets of her past relationship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palm Pictures 2003