September 13th, 2009
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New Arrivals Sept/October 2009:
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Engaging the Muslim World |
| Juan Cole |
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Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, hardcover, 228 pp
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| Investigating the faulty logic of the Bush years and how best to change course with US-Islamic relations. Meticulously researched, Cole debunks popular misconceptions about the nature of US-Islamic relations and provides a helpful guide on how to move forward in forward in key countries such as Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran as well as the seemingly elusive Al-Qaeda and goal of American energy independence.
“The Obama administration, as it seeks to correct a decade of self-fulfilling phobias, will find no better guide than this nuanced, clear-headed, visionary book.” -The Huffington |
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The Night Counter: A Novel |
| Alia Yunis |
| Shaye Areheart Books, 2009, hardback, 365 pp. |
Eighty-five year old, Fatimah Abdullah is dying. Just as Scheherazade, the storyteller of the Arabian nights, spun magical stories for 1,001 nights to save her own life, Fatima has spent each night telling the mysterious Scheherazade her life stories, all the while knowing that on the 1,001st night, her storytelling will end forever. “Yunis takes readers on a magic carpet ride….[A] sometimes serious, sometimes funny, but always touching tale of a Middle Eastern family putting down deep roots on U.S. soil.” –Publishers Weekly
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Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide |
| Ben White, Forward by John Dugard |
| Pluto Press, 2009, paperback, 172 pp. |
| A powerfully concise guide for beginners and experts alike detailing the tragedy of Israeli Apartheid. Highly readable with excellently researched testimonies. It compares the system of apartheid within Israel itself as well as West Bank.
“Most accessible… this book is an excellent guide” - Ilan Pappe
“A highly commendable effort to throw light on a fraught subject” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu . |
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Osama Bin Laden: Dead or Alive? |
| David Ray Griffin |
| Olive Branch Press. 2009, paperback, 101 pp |
| From the acclaimed writer of the New Pearl Harbor duet comes an tackles the claim that bin Laden is no longer with us. Using meticulous evidence and concise language this is a must read for anyone interested in the controversy or conspiracy surrounding the elusive Bin Laden. |
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The Iraqi Cookbook |
| Lamees Ibrahim |
| Interlink Books, 2009, hardcover, 302 pp. |
| A beautiful and tasty collection from Morocco, Libya and Tunisia, complete with contextual articles and stories by local cooks that gives character to these uniquely North African recipes. Photographs by Simon Wheeler. |
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Sharq |
| Marcel Khalife with Italian Phillharmonic and Choir of Piacenza |
| Nagam Records, 2007, CD, 38 min., 9 tracks. |
| Live recording of Khalife’s latest composition “Sharq”. A fusion of East and West, old and new, Sharq (Orient) is the placement of Eastern melody and its unique expressiveness in a new context that propels it forward as a complete medium of expression. Combining elements of mawwal, tarab, muwashah, samai, qadd, longa, and sufi, this concert recording is a unique musical biography |
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The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East |
| Sandy Tolan |
| Bloomsbury, 2007, paperback, 384 pp. |
| A moving work bringing the tragedies of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to a human scale. In 1967, Bashir, a young Palestinian journeyed to Israel with the goal of seeing his beloved old stone house that he had fled nineteen years earlier. Instead, he is greeted by he was greeted by Dalia, a nineteen-year-old Israeli college student, whose family fled Europe for Israel following the Holocaust. Dalia and Bashir began a rare friendship tested over the next thirty-five years in ways that neither could imagine. |
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Invisible History: Afghanistan’s Untold Story |
| Paul Fitzgerald & Elizabeth Gould |
| City Lights Publishing, 2009, paperback,300 pp |
| A telling work by two seasoned journalists providing a highly readable history of the roots of the conflict in Afghanistan and the impact of the current NATO occupation. A must read for anyone wanting a clear background of Afghanistan and what its’ future may hold.
“…A critically important contribution to our understanding of some of the most dramatic and significant developments of current history…” — Noam Chomsky |
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New Arrivals August 2009:
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Between Arab and White: Race and Ethnicity in the Early Syrian American Diaspora |
| Sarah M.A. Gualtieri |
| University of California Press, 2009, paperback, 270 pp. |
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Between Arab and White focuses on the first wave of Arab immigration and settlement in the United States in the years before World War II, but also continues the story up to the present. It presents an original analysis of the ways in which people mainly from current day Lebanon and Syria the largest group of Arabic-speaking immigrants before World War II came to view themselves in racial terms and position themselves within racial hierarchies as part of a broader process of ethnic identity formation.
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Fred Jerome
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St. Martin’s Press, 2009, hardback, 334 pp.
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Einstein on Israel and Zionism focuses on correcting a widely accepted story – that Einstein was a major supporter, a “champion” of the state of Israel – a story told and retold primarily by the mainstream media.
While Einstein was a secular Jew and a Cultural Zionist – he supported the establishment of Jewish cultural centers within Palestine and elsewhere – he opposed the establishment of a Jewish state with borders and an army, and he never wavered from arguing forcefully for equal rights and equal power for the Arabs whom he called “kinfolk” of the Jews..
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The Attack on the Liberty: The Untold Story of Israel’s Deadly 1967 Assault on a U.S. Spy Ship |
| James Scott |
| Simon & Schuster, 2009, Hardback, 374 pp. |
| On June 8, 1967, the Israeli Air force and navy pounded the liberty as the ship trolled alone in international waters off the coast of the Gaza Strop, eavesdropping on the war between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The attack left 34 Americans killed and injured 171 injured in the most deadly assault on an American ship since the U.S.S. Indianapolis was torpedoed in the waning days of World War II. |
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Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror |
| Mahmood Mamdani |
| Three Leaves Press, 2009, hardback, 398 pp. |
| From the author of Good Muslim, Bad Muslim is an important book unlike any other that looks at the crisis in Darfur within the context of the history of Sudan and examines the world’s response to that crisis.
“…radical reevaluation of the Darfur problem is a major contribution to understanding and, it is to be hoped, to ending a shocking human disaster.” - Sir Brian Urquhart, former Under-Secretary of the United Nations
“Bold, near brilliant reexamination of the conflict in Darfur…” - Publishers Weekly
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Danger ZOne: A Diplomat’s Fight for America’s Interest |
| John Gunter Dean |
| New Academia Publishing, 2009, paperback, 232 pp. List: $26, AET $20 |
| Compelling autobiography by former Ambassador John Gunther Dean who outlines his role as an activist diplomat. From an assassination attempt linked to Israel during his mission in Lebanon, to stints in Vietname and Cambodia, Dean provides an unheralded insider look into the struggles of diplomatic life |
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Iranophobia: The Logic of Israeli Obsession |
| Haggai Ram |
| Stanford Press, 2009, paperback, 220 pp. |
| Haggai Ram demonstrates that the conflict between Israel and Iran may not be as essential and polarized as common knowledge assumes. He explores the connection between domestic anxieties about the nature of the Jewish state as well as exaggerated and displaced strategic concerns in the era of the “war on terrorism.”
“Boldly challenges conventional assumptions about Iran and works to debunk Israeli and Western myths” - Yehouda Shenhav, Tel Aviv University
“… the most insightful book about the current-day Israel and the social psychology of its own fearful fantasies… an indispensable, piece of scholarship for anyone interested in eh current tug-of-war between the Islamic Republic and the Jewish state.” - Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University, author of Iran: a People Interrupted
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State Practices & Zionist Images:
Shaping Economic Development in Arab Towns in Israel
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| David A. Wesley |
| Berghahn Books, 2009, paperback, 256 pp. |
| Although the Israeli state subscribes to the principles of administrative fairness and equality for Jews and Arabs before the law, the reality looks very different. Focusing on Arab land loss inside Israel proper and the struggle over development resources, this study explores the interaction between Arab local authorities, their Jewish neighbors, and the agencies of the national government in regard to developing local and regional industrial areas. |
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Slingshot Hip Hop |
| Jackie Salloum |
| 2008, DVD, 94 min.Arabic, English & Hebrew
Subtitles available in English, Arabic, French
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| Official Selection at Sundance, Best Director at Beirut International Film Festival, Audience Award at Films de Femmes Festival, and Awarded at the Festival des Libertes.
“Profoundly uplifting… Its a refreshing take on the conflict” - Now Toronto
“The Culture of Hip Hop and Rap is at its most powerful and yet its most tender in Slingshot Hip Hop” - Chuck D, Public Enemy
Slingshot Hip Hop weaves together the stories of young Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank, and inside Israel as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmont divisions imposted by occupation and poverty.
Follow DAM - the first ever Palestinian Hip Hop group from their early years to their world wide success. Through DAM we meet Mahmoud Shalabi, an irreverent rapper from Akka, along with R&B singer Abeer and rap duo Arapeyat, rising female artists determinded to express themselves. And trapped within Gaza the rap group PR have begun emulating DAM to protest their own terrible conditions |
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From Veils to Thongs: An Arab Chick’s Surivival Guide to Balancing One’s Ethnic Identity in America |
| Dalel B. Khalil |
| iUniverse Inc., 2008, paperback, 229 pp. |
| A Syrian-American woman’s hilarious guide to balancing her Western lifestyle and Eastern roots. A great guide for Arab-American women and anyone looking to understand the current cultural tug of war between east and west on a more personal scale. |
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May 20th, 2009
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A Child in Palestine |
| Naji al-Ali |
| Verso, 2009, paperback, 120 pp. |
This new collection of cartoons by the assassinated
Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali is the first of its kind for English-language audiences. A long overdue introduction to Handala, perhaps the Middle East’s most iconic symbol of the struggle for justice, and his brilliant, sardonic creator. Foreword by Joe Sacco. |
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Jerusalem: The East Side Story |
| Mohammed Alatar |
| Palestinian Agriculture Relief Committees, 2008, DVD, 57 min |
| An excellent visual and oral history of Jerusalem and Jerusalemites, from Lord Balfour to Israel’s current efforts to “Judaize” the city through cordoning Palestinians into walled cantons and pursuing a policy of ethnic cleansing. |
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Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets |
| Nabil Ayouch |
| Film Movement,2006, DVD, 98 min. with special features |
A disturbing story of survival and redemption centered
around three endearing, glue-sniffing street kids in Casablanca who struggle to rise above their despairing lot. Excellent acting and cinematography. Arabic with English subtitles. |
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Life at the Crossroads:
A History of
Gaza (New Addition) |
| Gerald Butt |
| Rimal Publications, 2009, paperback, 264 pp. |
| Recently updated, this unique survey covers Gazan history from ancient times through Operation Cast Lead. A timely and important reference that sheds light on the region’s geopolitical importance and the tumultuous experience of its people. |
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Unprotected: Palestinians in Egypt Since 1948 |
| Oroub El-Abed |
| Institute for Palestine Studies, 2009, paperback, 253 pp. |
Focusing on Palestinians in Egypt, Unprotected is perhaps the first comprehensive English-language study to focus on this often forgotten but important segment of the Diaspora. Dr. El-Abed’s research provides an indispensible reference on the lives of
Palestinians in Egypt and a unique perspective in understanding the Arab world’s most populous state. |
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The Taqwacores |
| Michael Muhammad Knight |
| Soft Skull Press, 2004, paperback, 254 pp. |
| A gripping story of a Pakistani college student who lives in a house of Musli punkrockers (”Taqwacores”). The housemates gather young disillusioned Muslims into an alternative and irreverent Muslim community that engages and debates the future of Islam among young Muslim-Americans. |
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The Collaborator of Bethlehem |
| Matt Beynon Rees |
| Mariner Books, 2007, paperback, 264 pp. |
| UNRWA schoolteacher Omar Yussef comes to the aid of a former student charged with the assassination of a local militia leader. |
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A Grave in Gaza |
| Matt Beynon Rees |
| Mariner Books, 2008, paperback, 340 pp. |
| Omar Yussef works to exonorate an UNRWA teacher in Gaza accused of espionage, leading him deep into the underbelly of Gaza’’s politics and militias |
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The Samaritan’s Secret |
| Matt Beynon Reese |
| Soho Crime, 2009, hardcover, 310 pp. |
| In Nablus, Omar Yussef investigates the disappearance of an ancient Samaritan scroll and the murder of a local Samaritan who had valuable information. |
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May 1st, 2009
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Under the Bombs |
| Philippe Aractingi |
| Film Movement, 2007, DVD, 98 min. with special features |
| Filmed on location during Israel’s 2006 attack on Lebanon, “Under the Bombs” is the fictional story of Zeina, a Shi’a Lebanese ex-pat who returns from Dubai during the war to find her son, and Tony, a Christian taxi driver who helps her. Lebanon’s Official Selection for the 2009 Academy Awards and winner of the Venice International Film Festival “Altre Visioni” & Human Rights awards. Arabic with English subtitles. |
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We Can Have Peace
in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work (unabridged) |
| Jimmy Carter |
| Simon & Schuster Audio, 2009, CD(4) plus bonus CD, “Bible Study with Jimmy Carter” from his book Sunday Mornings in Plains, 240 min. as read by the author. |
| The former president’s perspective on a framework to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict peacefully. |
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The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration (2nd edition) |
David Ray
Griffin |
| Olive Branch Press, 2004, paperback, 288 pp. |
| By the author of The New Pearl Harbor Revisited. Together, these two books provide the most comprehensive resource on questions, controversy and conspiracy surrounding the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Foreword by Richard Falk. New afterword by the author. |
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The New Pearl Harbor Revisited: 9/11. the Cover-up, and the Exposé |
| David Ray Griffin |
| Olive Branch Press, 2008, paperback, 358 pp. |
| By the author of The New Pearl Harbor. Together, these two books provide the most comprehensive resource on questions, controversy and conspiracy surrounding the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Foreword by Richard Falk. New afterword by the author. |
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Tale of the Three
Jewels |
| Michel Khleifi |
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Film Distribution, 1995, DVD, 107 min. with special features. |
The first feature film made in
the Gaza Strip, “Tale of the Three Jewels” is a beautiful story of young love amid Israel’s brutal occupation. Arabic with English subtitles. |
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Beirut Diaries & 33 Days |
| Mai Masri |
Arab Film Distribution, 2006 &
2007, DVD, 150 min. |
| “Beirut Diaries” follows a passionate young Lebanese activist and her involvement with the Martyr’s Square encampment following the assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The documentary “33 Days” was filmed during Israel’s 2006 attack on Lebanon. Together these films provide an excellent window into recent events in Lebanon. Arabic with English subtitles. |
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Lebanese Political Parties |
| Sabbah Media |
| Arab Film Distribution, 2003, DVD(6), 900 min. |
| One of the best available resources on the modern political history of Lebanon. Includes in-depth episodes on the Amal Movement, Hezbollah, the Kataeb Party, the Lebanese Forces, the Progressive Socialist Party and the Syrian Social National Party. Arabic with English and French subtitles. |
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The Wedding of Zein and Other Stories |
| Tayeb Salih |
| Lynne Reinner Publishers, 1999, paperback, 120 pp. |
| Three stories by the recently deceased lion of Sudanese literature, including “The Doum Tree of Wad Hamid” and “A Handful of Dates.” Translated by Denys Johnson-Davies and illustrated by Ibrahim Salahi. |
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Palestinian Costume |
| Shelagh Weir |
Interlink Books, 2009, paperback,
288 pp. |
| Perhaps the most in-depth book published in English about the history and style of Palestinian traditional apparel, this beautiful large-format photo essay spans more than 100 years of Palestinian life and culture as expressed through fashion. |
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April 1st, 2009
New Arrivals April 2009:
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What Kind of Liberation?: Women and the Occupation of Iraq |
| Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt |
| University of California Press, 2009, hardcover, 221 pp. |
| An impressive documentation of Iraqi women’s experience that fiercely rejects both the imperial “feminist” agenda for Iraq and the subjugation of women’s issues to the struggle for Iraqi self-determination. |
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Backlash 9/11: Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans Respond |
| Anny Bakalian and Mehdi Bozorgmehr |
| University of California Press, 2009, paperback, 348 pp. |
| A remarkable and comprehensive survey of Middle Eastern and Muslim communities’ post-9/11 struggle against marginalization in the United States. |
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The Invisible Cage: Syrian Migrant Workers in Lebanon |
| John Chalcraft |
| Stanford University Press, 2009, paperback, 310 pp. |
| A sweeping historical analysis and theoretical engagement of migration and labor relations from Ottoman times to the present. |
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Enduring Hope: The Impact of the Ramallah Friends Schools |
| Patricia Edwards-Konic |
| Friends United Press, 2008, paperback, 138 pp. |
| Written by one of the thousands of people whose lives have been touched by the Ramallah Friends Schools, Enduring Hope is a labor of love that surveys this Palestinian institution’s history. Foreword by Max Carter. |
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Le Grand Voyage |
| Ismaël Ferroukhi |
| Film Movement, 2006, DVD, 108 min. with special features. |
| A beautiful film about a father and son who drive from France to Mecca for Hajj. Venice Film Festival winner. Arabic, French and English. |
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Surrounded: Palestinian Soldiers in the Israeli Military |
| Rhoda Ann Kanaaneh |
| Stanford University Press, 2009, hardcover, 213 pp. |
| Kanaaneh’s engagement of Palestinian soldiers serving in the Israeli military is a bold and sagacious trip to the heart of “Jewish democracy.” |
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Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East |
| Rashid Khalidi |
| Beacon Press, 2009, hardcover, 308 pp. |
| Khalidi astutely roots current Middle East strife in the Cold War era, providing a crucial road map to understanding U.S. foreign policy in the region. |
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Kill Khalid: The Failed Mossad Assassination of Khalid Mishal and the Rise of Hamas |
| Paul McGeough |
| The New Press, 2009, hardcover, 456 pp. |
| A rare and exciting piece of balanced investigative journalism that uses the Mossad’s 1997 botched assassination attempt on Khalid Mishal to tell the intriguing story of Hamas from its beginnings in the 1970s as an alternative to the PLO to its struggle with the trappings of power in the Gaza Strip after it unexpectedly won the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections. |
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Four Feet, Two Sandals |
| Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed and Doug Chayka |
| Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2007, hardcover, 29 pp. |
| The bright story of two Afghan girls who find friendship and community in a Peshawar refugee camp. Recommended for ages 7 to 10. |
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March 1st, 2009
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How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America |
| Moustafa Bayoumi |
| The Penguin Press, 2008, hardcover, 290 pp. |
| An intimate and thought-provoking portrait of seven young Arab Americans living in Brooklyn that offers an accessible and stereotype-defying tapestry. |
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Understanding the US-Iran Crisis: A Primer |
| Phyllis Bennis |
| Olive Branch Press, 2009, paperback, 134 pp. |
| A timely and concise guide to key issues related to current U.S.-Iran issues. |
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Under the Cover of War: The Zionist Expulsion of the Palestinians |
| Rosemarie M. Esber |
| Arabicus Books, 2008, hardcover, 439 pp. |
| An important reference work documenting the 1947-48 forced expulsion of Palestinians from their cities, towns and villages. Includes a useful index, photographs and maps. |
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Beaches, Ruins, Resorts: The Politics of Tourism in the Arab World |
| Waleed Hazbun |
| University of Minnesota Press, 2008, paperback, 337 pp. |
| An important and ground-breaking study of the political economy of tourism in the Arab world, focusing on the examples of Tunisia, Jordan and the Gulf. |
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American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender within the Ummah |
| Jamillah Karim |
| New York University Press, 2009, paperback, 292 pp. |
| Fascinating research into the American Muslim woman’s experience, with particular attention to the relationship between African-American Muslims and Muslim immigrants. Sure to facilitate important critical discussion. |
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Oranges in No Man’s Land |
| Elizabeth Laird |
| Haymarket Books, 2008, paperback, 99 pp. |
| A refugee girl from Israeli-occupied south Lebanon navigates war-torn Beirut to save her grandmother’s life; inspired by the author’s experiences living with her family in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war. |
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Saha: A Chef’s Journey Through Lebanon and Syria |
| Greg and Lucy Malouf |
| Periplus Editions, 2005, hardcover, 272 pp. |
| A culinary tour de force with stunning photographs by Matt Harvey. Engaging text provides cultural contexts for the food as experienced by the authors. Foreword by Anthony Bourdain. |
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Muslims in Western Politics |
| Abdulkader H. Sinno (ed.) |
| Indiana University Press, 2009, paperback, 301 pp. |
| A diverse collection of essays with statistical information and analysis critical to understanding the differences and similarities of the Muslim political experience from Athens to Wellington. |
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Whitewashed: America’s Invisible Middle Eastern Minority |
| John Tehranian |
| New York University Press, 2009, hardcover, 246 pp. |
| A crucial study addressing the racial experience of people of Middle Eastern descent in the United States through court cases, politics and media. |
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January 1st, 2009
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A Fistful of Lentils: Syrian-Jewish Recipes From Grandma Fritzie’s Kitchen |
| Jennifer Felicia Abadi |
| Harvard Common Press, 2002, paperback, 372 pp. |
| A Fistful of Lentils is unique in its preservation of Arab-Jewish recipes passed down from Palestinian and Syrian ancestors who immigrated to the United States in the 1920s. Abadi’s family story opens a rare window onto the experience of Arab Jewish immigrants to the United States at the turn of the 20th century and provides a delightful context to the delicious recipes. Foreword by Barbara Kafka. |
| List Price: $16.95 |
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The Umma and the Dawla: The Nation State and the Arab Middle East |
| Tamim Al-Barghouti |
| Pluto Press, 2008, paperback, 240 pp. |
| A timely and interesting engagement of the tensions between the concepts of the Umma, or global Muslim community, and the Dawla, or nation state, in the Arab world. A must read to understand the political and social dynamics of Arab Muslim political identity at a time of heightened discourse regarding the imposed and artificial borders that define the modern Arab world. |
| List Price: $35 |
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A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation |
| Naim Stifan Ateek |
| Orbis Books, 2008, paperback, 224 pp. |
| Reverend Ateek’s fresh and updated perspective seamlessly integrates religious texts, current events, the history of Palestinian nonviolence, and his own thoughts and experiences. Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. |
| List Price: $24 |
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Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories (Updated & revised ed.) |
| Anna Baltzer |
| Paradigm Publishers, 2007, paperback, 400 pp. |
| Perhaps the most comprehensive and accessible in-print collection of an international’s experience in the West Bank, Witness in Palestine combines Baltzer’s compelling first-hand accounts with her prolific photography, maps, and detail. An essential resource that documents her experiences between 2003 and 2007, made more powerful by her own narrative as a Jewish-American. |
| List Price: $27 |
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Hammered by the Irish: How the Pitstop Ploughshares Disabled a U.S. War Plane–With Ireland’s Blessing |
| Harry Browne |
| Counterpunch and AK Press, 2008, paperback, 180 pp. |
| The inspiring story of Irish activists and their regional response to the unjust invasion and occupation of Iraq. Introduction by Daniel Berrigan. |
| List Price: $15.95 |
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breaking poems |
| Suheir Hammad |
| Cypher Books, 2008, paperback, 63 pp. |
| A masterful collection of messages from the front line that captures the individual consequences of war. If Hammad’s previous collections are any gauge, the AET Book Club recommends that you buy a copy of this one fast! The now out-of-print Za’atarDiva was one of our most popular titles in 2006, and previous collections–if they can be found at all–sold for hundreds of dollars. |
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Classic Palestinian Cuisine |
| Christiane Dabdoub Nasser |
| Saqi Books, 2008, paperback, 271 pp. |
| The long awaited reprint of this essential collection of recipes is sure to keep you busy cooking and eating delicious food for many years to come. |
| List Price: $21.95 |
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The Returns of Zionism: Myths, Politics and Scholarship in Israel |
| Gabriel Piterberg |
| Verso, 2008, paperback, 298 pp. |
| A fascinating and well-researched addition to a growing body of critical scholarship on Zionism. The Israeli-born and raised Piterberg deftly challenges the foundational myth of Israel through an analysis of Zionism as a settler-colonial movement rooted in Ashkenazi nationalism. |
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Mountain Against the Sea: Essays on Palestinian Society and Culture |
| Salim Tamari |
| University of California Press, 2009, hardcover, 237 pp. |
| A fascinating collection of essays that investigate Palestinian society in the first half of the 20th century, Mountain Against the Sea provides crucial insight into the social and cultural roots of today’s Palestinian communities and the complexities of their fragmented nation. |
| List Price: $34.95 |
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December 1st, 2008
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Israel’s Vicious Circle: Ten Years of Writings on Israel and Palestine |
| Uri Avnery and Sara Powell (ed.) |
| Pluto Press, 2008, hardcover, 230 pp. |
| Fifty of Avnery’s best articles over the past decade expertly selected by former AET Book Club director Sara Powell. Forewords by Powell and Avnery. |
| List Price: $29.95 |
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Israel and the Clash of Civilizations: Iraq, Iran and the Plan to Remake the Middle East |
| Jonathan Cook |
| Pluto Press, 2008, paperback, 204 pp. |
| A well written and accessible overview of neoconservative strategy for the Middle East and the role of Zionists in its inspiration and formulation. |
| List Price: $24.95 |
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Al’ America: Travels Through America’s Arab and Islamic Roots |
| Jonathan Curiel |
| The New Press, 2008, hardcover, 272 pp. |
| In an election cycle where “Arab” and “Muslim” have become slurs and antithetically positioned to American patriotism, Al’ America contributes to an important investigation of the Arab and Islamic influences that have shaped the U.S. from its colonial origins to the present. |
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At-Tuwani Journal: Hope & Nonviolent Action in a Palestinian Village |
| Arthur G. Gish |
| Herald Press, 2008, paperback, 365 pp. |
| An in-depth report documenting the Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation and settler colonialism through the eyes of a veteran Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) member. Forward by Mike Daly. |
| List Price: $17.99 |
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Chronicles of a Refugee |
| Perla Issa, Assel Mansour and Adam Shapiro |
| Palestine Online Store, 2008, DVD-3, 487 min. |
| Based on more than 250 interviews of Palestinian refugees in over 25 countries, “Chronicles of a Refugee” portrays the Palestinian Diaspora experience since 1948. Part I: The Nakba Dailies; Part II: The Daily Nakbas; Part III: Homeland Without Identity; Part IV: Identity Without a Homeland; Part V: The Talk of Return; Part VI: The Return of Talk. In Arabic with English subtitles. Original score by Tarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh and Ramallah Underground. |
| List Price: $60 |
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If I Am Not For Myself: Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew |
| Mike Marqusee |
| Verso, 2008, hardcover, 307 pp. |
| In an entertaining and engaging personal narrative, Marqusee artfully asserts a secular Jewish identity outside of Zionism. |
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Children of Shatila & Frontiers of Dreams and Fears: Two Documentary Films by Mai Masri |
| Mai Masri |
| Arab Film Distribution, 1998 & 2001, DVD, 106 min. with special features. |
| “Children of Shatila” is an intimate look into the lives of Palestinian refugees, and “Frontiers of Dreams and Fears” compares the experiences of refugees in Lebanon and the West Bank through the correspondence of two refugee girls who eventually meet. |
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Understanding the Contemporary Middle East (3rd ed.) |
| Jilian Schwedler and Deborah J. Gerner (eds.) |
| Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008, paperback, 483 pp. |
| The latest edition of the classic and comprehensive reference addressing the region’s social, political and economic issues. |
| List Price: $26.50 |
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Occupied with Nonviolence: A Palestinian Woman Speaks |
| Jean Zaru |
| Fortress Press, 2008, paperback, 144 pp. |
| A moving collection of writing from this tireless Presiding Clerk of the Quaker Meeting House in Ramallah. Foreword by Rosemary Radford Ruether. |
| List Price: $20 |
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November 1st, 2008
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Traditional Palestinian Embroidery and Jewelry |
| Abed Al-Samih Abu Omar |
Abed Al-Samih Abu Omar, 2005, hardcover,
143 pp. |
| This beautiful book provides an overview of traditional dress from dozens of cities and villages across historic Palestine, as well as a photo essay on traditional Bedouin life. |
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Cardamom and Lime: Recipes from the Arabian Gulf |
| Sarah Al-Hamad |
| Interlink Books, 2008, hardcover, 128 pp. |
| This appetizing collection of 40 recipes demonstrates the diversity of Khaleeji cuisine. Complementing the recipes and mouth-watering photos is an in-depth introduction that provides a cultural context and is peppered with scenes of regional life. |
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Guilt By Association: How Deception and Self-Deceit Took America to War |
| Jeff Gates |
| Arbor Books, 2008, paperback, 320 pp. |
| The author presents the culmination of five years of research into a “transnational criminal syndicate whose senior operatives share a common ideology in fundamentalist Judaism and a skill set experienced at displacing facts with beliefs.†|
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Poets for Palestine |
| Remi Kanazi (ed.) |
| Al Jisser Group, 2008, paperback, 118 pp. |
| Kanazi pairs an eclectic mix of poetry, including Arab-American hip-hop, with Palestinian art to produce a clean, accessible and useful collection of modern poetry in solidarity with Palestine. |
| List Price: $16 |
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Thinking Palestine |
| Ronit Lentin (ed.) |
| Zed Books, 2008, paperback, 264 pp. |
| Thirteen thought-provoking academic essays inspired by the September 2006 conference on “Palestine as a State of Exception—A Global Paradigm,†held at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Contributors explore the reaction and resistance to Zionism, and examine how the ongoing Zionist project interacts with, and illuminates, regional and global contexts. |
| List Price: $34 |
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Ghaddar the Ghoul and Other Palestinian Stories |
| Sonia Nimr and Hannah Shaw |
| Francis Lincoln Children’s Books, 2007, paperback, 95 pp. |
| A fun collection featuring Ghouls, Ghoulas, Jinn, talking animals and an imaginative story told from the perspective of a pair of shoes. Perfect for reading to young children. Introduction by Ghada Karmi. |
| List Price: $7.95 |
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Colors From Palestine: 2009 Calendar |
| Resistance Art |
| Resistance Art, 2009, wall calendar, 26 pp. |
| This 2009 calendar provides a monthly dose of engaging Palestinian art and marks important Palestinian and international dates. |
| List Price: $20 |
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The Angel of Grozny: Orphans of a Forgotten War |
| Ã…sne Seierstad |
| Basic Books, 2008, hardcover, 340 pp. |
| A Norwegian journalist who reported on the war in Chechnya in 1995 and 1996 returns a decade later to provide insight into the legacy of Russian violence and an update on the continuing but underreported conflict. |
| List Price: $25.95 |
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Zion’s Christian Soldiers?: The Bible, Israel
and the Church |
| Stephen Sizer |
| Intervarsity Press, 2007, paperback, 199 pp. |
| A perfect sequel to the author’s lucid survey Christian Zionism and a thorough and timely guide to the theological underpinnings of Christian Zionism—with ample ammunition for the evangelical to resist. |
| List Price: $18 |
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September 30th, 2008
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September 30th, 2008
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