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3) The hakawati
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Returning to Beirut after many years in America, Osama al-Kharrat finds a turbulent, war-torn city far different than that he remembers but takes solace in the entertaining stories of his grandfather.
4) Middle East
Author
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The only guide that covers the entire region. Full-color highlights include Petra, Haram Ash-Sharif (Temple Mount) and the Pyramids of Giza. Includes vital, up-to-date information on border crossings and visas.
7) Obama at war
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Drawing on interviews with key military and diplomatic leaders, this Frontline episode examines the Obama administration's complicated struggle to deal with the deadly civil war in Syria, which by 2015 was in its fifth year.
Author
Series
Ben Kamal and Danielle Barnea novels volume 3
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Publisher
Rick Steves' Europe
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Join Rick as he travels through the Holy Land in this hour long special, weaving together both the Israeli and the Palestinian narratives. In Israel, we'll travel from the venerable ramparts of Jerusalem to the vibrant m odern skyline of Tel Aviv. In Palestine, we'll harvest olives near Hebron, visit a home in Bethlehem, and pop into a university in Ramallah. We also learn about the persistent challenges facing the region today."
11) The last days
Author
Series
Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy thrillers volume 2
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
12) A peace to end all peace: the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the creation of the modern Middle East
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2001, c1989
Language
English
13) The third target
Author
Series
J.B. Collins novels volume 1
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"When New York Times foreign correspondent J.B. Collins hears rumors that an al-Qaeda splinter cell--ISIS--has captured a cache of chemical weapons inside Syria, Collins knows this is a story he must pursue at all costs. Does the commander of the jihadist faction really have the weapons? If so, who is the intended target? The U.S.? Israel? Or someone else? With tensions already high, the impending visit of the American president to the region could...
Author
Series
Sands of Arawiya volume 1
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
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Description
In a world inspired by ancient Arabia, seventeen-year-old huntress Zafira must disguise herself as a man to seek a lost artifact that could return magic to her cursed world.
Author
Series
Sands of Arawiya volume 2
Publisher
Farrar Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In a world inspired by ancient Arabia, seventeen-year-old Zafira and the sultan's son Nasir continue their quest to uncover a lost magic artifact and discover that the prize they seek may be even more dangerous than any of their enemies.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, Kane journeys to the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, where violence is the only way to survive, to exfiltrate a man with vital information, but instead meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
December 17, 2016 marked the sixth anniversary of the outbreak of the Arab uprisings. In the six years since Muhammad Bouazizi set himself on fire in Tunisia, igniting the uprisings which continue today, the entire Middle East landscape has changed in ways that were unimaginable before. In spite of the early hype about the "Arab Spring" and the prominence observers gave to calls for the downfall of regimes and an end to their abuses, most of the protests...
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