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The Olive Grove
The Moghrabis have lived in Palestine for centuries. Near the end of the First World War, Ottoman soldier Kamal Moghrabi is imprisoned by his Turkish masters. Reunited with his family after being freed by British soldiers, he marries his childhood friend Haniya. But their happiness is short-lived as their homeland is ravaged by violence between the local Arab population and Jewish immigrants fleeing Europe. Any hope of an independent Palestine is shattered and the Moghrabis are forced to flee their home with its cherished olive groves. Based on a true story, this family saga is a universal depiction of Palestinian life and culture with a warm and engaging love story at its heart. 'Beautifully written ... insights behind the Palestinian conflict are gained in reading this heart-wrenching yet endearing tale of one family's journey.' -- Polly Bacca, former special assistant to President Bill Clinton
Culture and the Rites/Rights of Grief
Although generally resented and deemed unfavourable for individuals, societies and nations, grief, grievance, and grieving, along with a complex list of epithets that could, under varying circumstances, accompany them – racial grief, political grievance, protracted grieving, chronic grief, traumatic, unresolved grievance – nevertheless occupy a significant place in culture and its manifestations in literature, art, history, science, and politics. Culture and the Rites/Rights of Grief offers an intellectual excursion into realms of potentially regenerative problematics, too frequently dismissed without due consideration. In this light, the volume constitutes a weighty contribution to the field of literary and cultural studies. First and foremost, however, Culture and the Rites/Rights of Grief is to be intellectually enjoyed by readers with an interest in present-day literary, cultural and political phenomena, at the intersection of which grief and grieving execute an imposing presence, albeit one that remains as indeterminate and flitting as the nature of contemporary cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary encounters.
One Person Acted and Everything Changed
"My eleven-year old friend, Abigail, is a war-orphaned prostitute." She isn't anymore. Abigail, along with countless other young girls in Liberia, is now a student--and her future is bright. All because of Katie Meyler; All because One Person Acted. One Person Acted and Everything Changed is the answer to an important question: "Can I change the world?" Our world is chock-full of dire and complex situations, seemingly too large for any one of us to take on--the stories you are holding in your hands prove otherwise. No matter your circumstances, you can change this world. Absolutely. Among other inspiring stories in One Person Acted, you will read the riveting accounts of: - The owner of an i...
El sueño del olivar
Basada en hechos reales, El sueño del olivar es una saga familiar que nos brinda una detallada descripción de la vida y cultura de Palestina, con una cálida y conmovedora historia de amor en lo más hondo de sus páginas. Palestina, la Tierra Santa de los cristianos, la tierra bíblica de los judíos, lugar sagrado para musulmanes y caldo de cultivo para un conflicto que sigue latente tras más de medio siglo. La familia Moghrabi ha vivido en Palestina desde hace mucho tiempo. En fechas cercanas a la Primera Guerra mundial, el soldado otomano Kamel Moghrabi es encarcelado por los turcos. Tras ser liberado por fuerzas británicas se reúne con su familia y se casa con su amiga de la infanc...
The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: A Devilishly Funny Urban Fantasy
Featuring a snarky heroine, kickass action, and spicy romance, this hilarious urban fantasy series starter sucker-punches you in the heart when you're not looking. The mission: kill demons. The catch: infuriatingly sexy minder. The challenge: don't get the two confused. Nava Katz traded a lost dream for an impressively cynical attitude. The one thing she does care about? Her hard-working twin brother. Then she interrupts his induction ceremony into a secret supernatural society, accidentally torches his life-long ambition, and steals his destiny. Wait—whaaaat? She expects to be chastised, not thrown into a trial by fire, battling demons to keep humanity safe while she’s learning to maste...
PDL479/01. EL SUE¥O DEL OLIVAR. UNA HISTORIA DE PALESTINA
La familia Moghrabi ha vivido en Palestina desde hace mucho tiempo. Antes de la Primera Guerra mundial, el soldado otomano Kamel Moghrabi es encarcelado por los turcos. Pero se reúne con su familia después de ser liberado y se casa con su amiga de la infancia, Haniya. Poco les dura la felicidad ya que su tierra comienza a ser asolada con violencia por la población local árabe y los judíos que emigran de toda Europa. Tras un exilio de cincuenta años, Hamzi Moghrabi, hijo de Kamel, regresa con su hija a la tierra de sus antepasados. La Palestina que él conoció siendo un niño ya no existe. Hamzi rememora la historia de su familia que no es otra que la de su propio pueblo. La Tierra San...
Shadow of the Seer
The Winter Chronicles record many tales of the folk who fled out of the west seeking refuge from the spreading dominion of the Ice. The savage, soulless warriors had destroyed the ancient civilisations, and all that survived was legend. Among those legends is the extraordinary story of Alya, a seer's son. Still struggling to control the magic he has inherited from his father, Alya is cast adrift in a hostile land. With nothing left to lose, he embarks on a quest - to avenge the slaughter of his kin, and to rescue the girl he loves. It is a quest that will lead Alya through a world in turmoil - a world of magic and ice.
Palestinian Culture and the Nakba
The Nakba not only resulted in the loss of the homeland, but also caused the dispersal and ruin of entire Palestinian communities. Even though the term Nakba refers to a singular historic event, the consequence of 1948 has symptomatically become part of Palestinian identity, and the element that demarcates who the Palestinian is. Palestinian exile and loss have evolved into cultural symbols that at once help define the person and allow the person to remember the loss. Although accounts of the Palestinians’ experience of the expulsion from the land are similar, the emblems that provoke these particular memories differ. Certain mementos, memories or objects help in commemorating the homeland...
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