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Shatila Stories

By: Samih Mahmoud,Omar Khaled Ahmad,Hiba Mareb,Safa Khaled Algharbawi,Nibal Alalo,Rayan Mohamad Sukkar,Omar Abdellatif Alndaf,Fatima Omar Ghazawi,Safiya Badran

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Shatila Stories

By: Samih Mahmoud,Omar Khaled Ahmad,Hiba Mareb,Safa Khaled Algharbawi,Nibal Alalo,Rayan Mohamad Sukkar,Omar Abdellatif Alndaf,Fatima Omar Ghazawi,Safiya Badran

Most novels are written by professional writers using second hand material. Not this one. Peirene commissioned nine refugees to tell their 'Shatila Stories'. The result is a piece of collaborative fiction unlike any other. If you want to understand the chaos of the Middle East – or you just want to follow the course of a beautiful love story – start here. Adam and his family flee Syria and arrive at the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut. Conditions in this overcrowded Palestinian camp are tough, and violence defines many of the relationships: a father fights to save his daughter, a gang leader plots to expand his influence, and drugs break up a family. Adam struggles to make sense of his refugee experience, but then he meets Shatha and starts to view the camp through her eyes. Why Peirene chose to publish this book: I want to hear their stories and see if their imaginations can open up a new path of understanding between us. Collaborative works of literature can achieve what no other literature can do. By pooling our imaginations we are able to access something totally different and new that goes beyond boundaries – that of the individual, of nations, of cultures. It connects us to our common human essence: our creativity. Let's make stories, not more war. 'This remarkable novel isn't about the refugee voice; it is born from it and told through it. On every page, the glint of hope for dignity and a better life is heartbreakingly alive.' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner 'Both from a humanitarian standpoint and an artistic perspective, Peirene are doing invaluable work in finding new voices who open our eyes, ears and hearts to worldly reality in all its profound suffering, joy, community, isolation and complexity.' Bidisha, Writer and Broadcaster.

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Peirene Press

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1908670495

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9781908670496

Palestine and the Palestinians

A Social and Political History

By: Samih K. Farsoun

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Palestine and the Palestinians

A Social and Political History

By: Samih K. Farsoun

Palestine and the Palestinians is a sweeping social, economic, ideological, and political history of the Palestinian people, from antiquity to the Road Map to Peace. This second edition is thoroughly revised and updated, including entirely new chapters on the most current issues confronting Palestine today, including: Palestinians in Israel; the Oslo Accords and the Second Intifada; Palestinian refugees and the right to return; Jerusalem; the diplomatic "peace process" and two-state/single-state solutions.

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490

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Routledge

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0429963432

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9780429963438

Arab Society (Routledge Revivals)

Continuity and Change

By: Samih K. Farsoun

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Arab Society (Routledge Revivals)

Continuity and Change

By: Samih K. Farsoun

The Arab world has long been subjected to super-power rivalry for influence and control. The area has been characterized by bloody conflict with Israel and the internal instability that has been particularly prevalent in the last few years. Whilst these political struggles have been highly visible and at times spectacular over the decades, other transformations have taken place within the societies and peoples of the region, on a less pronounced – although just as profound – scale. The integration of the region into the world economy and the spread of Islamic revivalism are perhaps the most significant of these transformations. This volume, inspired by a lecture series on the Arab world in transition at the American University, Washington D.C., was first published in 1985. It discusses a wide range of issues, from economic to religious, which together form an in-depth analysis of the complex processes of transformation in Arab society. This is a fascinating work that holds the same interest and value to scholars and students of Middle Eastern history, politics and domestic affairs, as it did when it was first published.

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183

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1134096186

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Arab Society (Routledge Revivals)

Continuity and Change

By: Samih K. Farsoun

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Continuity and Change

By: Samih K. Farsoun

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138

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1134096119

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9781134096114

All Faces but Mine

The Poetry of Samih Al-Qasim

By: Samih Al-Qasim

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All Faces but Mine

The Poetry of Samih Al-Qasim

By: Samih Al-Qasim

All Faces but Mine gathers selected poems from the acclaimed Palestinian poet Samih Al-Qasim (1934–2014). A contemporary of Mahmoud Darwish, Al-Qasim was a celebrated resistance poet whose passionate call for independence inspired a generation of poets. In this award-winning volume, poems are drawn from fourteen of the poet’s collections published over the last twenty years in addition to some of his final works. Lu’lu’a’s fluid translation captures both Al-Qasim’s innovative style and the emotional tenor of his poetry.

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Syracuse University Press

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081565328X

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9780815653288

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Shatila Stories

Shatila Stories

Palestine and the Palestinians

Palestine and the Palestinians

Arab Society (Routledge Revivals)

Arab Society (Routledge Revivals)

Arab Society (Routledge Revivals)

Arab Society (Routledge Revivals)

All Faces but Mine

All Faces but Mine

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