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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Seventeen tales based on the classic, The Thousand and One Nights, but full of modern messages. In recounting his adventures, Sinbad-the-Sailor observes it is wrong to be a prisoner of tradition. The book's Egyptian author was recently the object of an assassination attempt by fundamentalists.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Yallah! From January to December, join some busy kids as they partake in traditions old and new. There's so much to do, whether it's learning to write Arabic or looking at hijab fashion sites while planning costumes for a local comic convention. With details as vivid as the scent of jasmine and honeysuckle perfume (made to remind Mom of Morocco), children bond with friends, honor tradition, and spend loving time with family. Accompanied by buoyant...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A closely-reported work of literary journalism on the Arab Spring and its troubled aftermath"--
In 2011 a wave of revolution spread from Egypt to Yemen as protesters demanded an end to tyranny, corruption, and economic decay. Five years later, their utopian aspirations have taken on a darker cast as old divides reemerge and deepen; brutal terrorists and dictators have risen to the top. Worth tracks the tormented legacy of what was once called the...
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