Darwish, Mahmoud
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2009
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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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Mahmoud, Lena
Summary: Isra Shadi, a twenty-one-year-old woman of mixed Palestinian and white descent, lives in California with her paternal amu (uncle), amtu (aunt), and cousins after the death of her mother and abandonment by her father at a young age. Ever the outcast in her amu and amtu's household, they eagerly encourage Isra to marry and leave. After rejecting a string of undesirable suitors, she marries Yusef,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University Press of Kentucky 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAHDarwish, Nonie.
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 DARSummary: "One of the preeminent figures of Iranian cinema, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has written and directed an impressive array of acclaimed films, winning accolades at international film festivals and admiration of world cinema audiences. This collection presents three of his most lyrical works which the director has termed his Poetic Trilogy. Gabbeh tells of an elderly couple who stop by a stream to wash...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN MOHAhmed, Mahmoud
Contents: Erè mèla mèla (4:38) -- Mètché nèw (3:22) -- Bèmen sèbèb letlash (4:31) -- Abbay mado (3:18) -- Embwa bèlèw (3:35) -- Atawurulegn léla (3:59) -- Ohoho gèdama (4:44) -- Sedètègnash nègn (2:02) -- Samerayé (3:28) -- Endénèsh gèdawo (3:44) -- Fetsum denq ledj nèsh (4:41) -- Ebakesh tarèqign (4:37) -- Ashèwèyna (4:32) -- Bèlomi bènna (3:51) -- Tezeta (5:45).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Buda Musique 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN AHMFadl, Mahmoud.
Contents: The Drummers of the Nile. Maqsoum (2:38) ; Darig Masri (2:10) ; Hagala (2:06) ; Falahi (2:08) -- Nagrashad. Halawa Ya (2:54) -- South Nubian & Sudanese Rhythms. Mardoum (2:03) ; Saira (1:41) ; Shaygiya (1:57) ; Dishka (2:13) ; Karachi (1:56) ; Wahda (2:02) -- A night on Mohamed Ali street. Aament Bellah (12:03) -- Traditional Nubian Rythms. Koumbakash (1:40) ; Kiechade (1:55) ; Kaff (Ollin...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piranha 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST FADHarnish, Verne
Summary: In this guide, Harnish and his co-authors share practical tools and techniques to help entrepreneurs grow an industry -- dominating business without it killing them -- and actually have fun. Many growth company leaders reach a point where they actually dread adding another customer, employee, or location. It feels like they are just adding more weight to an ever-heavier anchor they are dragging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gazelles Inc. 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.022 HARDarwīsh, 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.Summary: This film explores the 20-year relationship between two families, one Israeli and one Palestinian. Danae Elon last saw her childhood caregiver in 1991, and she seeks here to discover what happened to Musa, the Palestinian who helped raise her from her infancy until she joined the Israeli army. Her quest takes her to Paterson, NJ, where he had sent his own children to school, and she finds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: GeoQuest Entertainment Group, Ltd. 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ANOMahmood, Imran
Summary: "Two parents, desperate to find their missing daughter, stand accused of murder. How far will they go to find the truth? Someone is guilty. For the last seventeen years, everything Harry and Zara King have done has been for their crown jewel, Sophie, their one and only daughter. When she goes missing, Harry and Zara will stop at nothing to find her. Someone knows what happened. The police have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Ghania, Maleem Mahmoud.
Contents: La Allah Dayim Moulenah -- Bala Moussaka -- Hamdouchi -- Peace in Essaouira (For Sonny Sharrock) -- Boulandi Samawi -- Moussa Berkiyo/Koubaliy Beriah La'Foh -- Salat Anbi -- Casa Casa Atougra -- Mahraba.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Records 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/ WORLDBEAT GHAMahmoody, Betty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Paperbacks 1988
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MAHMOODY MAHMahiout, Anouk
Summary: "As the eldest child in a large family, Pauline struggles to find her niche, and she longs for peace and quiet -- a charming graphic novel. Pauline lives with her mother, father, little brother and sister, and there's a new baby on the way. Her friends tell her she's lucky to be the eldest -- she's the one who gets new clothes and can stay up late -- but Pauline isn't so sure. In her busy,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MAHRaghavan, Harish
Contents: AMA -- Circus music -- In tense -- Eight-thirteen -- S2020 -- Prayer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ RAGSummary: A filmmaker travels to a remote mountain village secretly planning to record a local ritual ceremony surrounding an old dying woman. He befriends a local boy who ultimately becomes his informant on the fate of the old woman. As the rustling wind, golden light, and deep shadows of the village cast an alluring spell, the deathwatch drags on as the woman stubbornly clings to life, leaving the crew...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2002
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WINTalâʻi, 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 TALMahood, Jan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 MAHJesse Barish
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Publisher / Publication Date: Great Pyramid Music 1981
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMMahmoody, Mahtob.
Summary: The author tells the story of her and her mother's escape from an abusive, fanatical Iranian father when she was six, as well as how she lived her subsequent life under the shadow of fear of her menacing father, and eventually was healed by her faith in God.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAHParrish, Robert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1958
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.8 PARHayoun, Massoud
Summary: The stunning debut of a brilliant nonfiction writer whose vivid account of his grandparents' lives in Egypt, Tunisia, Palestine, and Los Angeles reclaims his family's Jewish Arab identity There was a time when being an "Arab" didn't mean you were necessarily Muslim. It was a time when Oscar Hayoun, a Jewish Arab, strode along the Nile in a fashionable suit, long before he and his father arrived...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAYOUN, MASSOUD HAYMassoud, Mena
Summary: "With 75 accessible recipes that draw inspiration from many different countries and cultures, the Evolving Vegan cookbook offers a deliciously refreshing perspective, proving that a plant-based lifestyle truly is achievable for all. Actor Mena Massoud takes the reader (and home cook!) on a travelogue across the United States, sharing recipes from a diverse range of chefs, not limited by race or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 MASMassoud, Shahir
Summary: Discover innovative, flavour-packed recipes for Middle Eastern dishes, inspired by author Shahir Massoud's Egyptian upbringing. From home-friendly adaptations of street foods and casual everyday staples, to new interpretations of traditional recipes, 'Eat, Habibi, Eat!' encourages you to explore delicious new dishes at home. Massoud is the host of CTV's 'Around the World in 10 Meals' and CBC's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Appetite by Random House 2021