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| Saverio Costanzo |
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Type Cast Releasing, 2004, DVD, 90 min. with special features. |
| Starring Palestinian filmmaker Mohammad Bakri (Jenin, Jenin) as the father of a Palestinian family living in a home where the top floor is occupied by IDF soldiers, this beautiful faux-documentary-style film brilliantly portrays intimate moments of humanity and brutality to tell the larger story of Israeli occupation. |
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Price: $27.98 |
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Quakers in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Dilemmas of NGO Humanitarian Activism |
| Nancy Gallagher |
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American University in Cairo Press, 2007, hardcover, 240 pp.
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| Perfectly timed for the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, this excellent book recounts the Quakers' long and often overlooked history in Palestine, including the story of their relief efforts for Palestinian refugees that ultimately led to the establishment of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). |
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Price: $24.50 |
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Bam 6.6 |
| Jahangir
Golestan-Parast |
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2007,
DVD, 54 min. with special
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| A touching documentary about the aftermath of the 2003 earthquake that leveled the southern Iranian city of Bam and killed more than 30,000 of its residents. Centering on the story of an American couple who happened to be visiting at the time, the film is a much needed reminder of our common humanity. |
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Price: $19.99 |
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The Presence of Absence in the Ruins of Kafr Bir’im |
| John Halaka |
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Sitting Crow Productions, 2008, DVD, 60 min. |
| An artistic interview with Ibrahim Issa, a survivor of the Nakba from the destroyed Palestinian village of Kafr Bir’im, about village history and the unique struggle of its residents to return. The film, set in the village’s cemetery and featuring Issa’s distinctive spoken word poetry, demonstrates Palestinians’ deep connection to their land and the agony of dispossession. |
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Price: $25 |
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Taqasim |
| Marcel Khalifé |
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Nagam Records, 2007, CD, 61 min., 3 tracks. |
| This duet for oud and bass mixing avant garde improvisational jazz progressions and traditional rhythms makes for a beautiful album that is both deeply reflective and joyfully energetic, evoking hope and determination for a brighter future. A welcome new chapter in the career of a cultural icon. |
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Price: $17 |
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Encounters with the Middle East: True Stories of People and Culture That Help You Understand the Region |
| Nesreen Khashan and Jim Bowman (eds.) |
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Travelers' Tales, 2007, paperback, 288 pp.
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| An entertaining and diverse mix of travelers’ tales that provide a good resource for anyone thinking about visiting the region for the first time or seeking a deeper understanding of Middle Eastern people and culture than the nightly news might provide. |
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Price: $17.95 |
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Good Kurds, Bad Kurds |
| Kevin McKiernan |
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Type Cast Releasing, 2000, DVD, 79 min. with special features. |
| Addressing the contradictions between U.S.-Kurdish policy in Iraq and Turkey, the film provides an introduction to the Kurdish experience— divided between nations and struggling for unity, peace and freedom. |
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Price: $29.99 |
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Guilty: Hollywood’s Verdict on Arabs after 9/11 |
| Jack G. Shaheen |
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Olive Branch Press, 2008, paperback, 198 pp.
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| A new masterpiece from the author of Reel Bad Arabs, Guilty brings Shaheen's work up to date with a scathing indictment of post-9/11 Hollywood andwith hope for the future. |
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Price: $18 |
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Does the Land Remember Me?: A Memoir of Palestine |
| Aziz Shihab |
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Syracuse University Press, 2007, hardcover, 145 pp.
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| A humorous and emotional memoir about Shihab’s 1993 return to his homeland after four decades of exile. Beautifully written, Shihab’s final opus is a unique and engaging window into the painful experience of exile. Foreword by Persis M. Karim. |
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