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Leaves of Narcissus (Awrak al-Narjis)
By: Somaya Ramadan

Winner of Naguib Mahfouz Medal for literature 2001. Arabic Edition Dar Sharkiyat 2001 English Edition AUC Press 2007 Translated by Marilyn Booth The novel stages the (narcissistic) mirror in which a politically and socia...

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I saw Ramallah
By: Mourid Barghouti

I saw Ramallah in English Translated from Arabic by Ahdaf Soueif and Edward W. Said Hardcover - February 2001 Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature. I saw Ramallah in Arabic was published in 1987 by Dar Hilal...

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شطح المدينة
By: Gamal Elghitani

هذه الرواية تعد نموذج للفانتازيا الراقية تمتزج بها القضايا العملية الواقعية بالبعد الأسطوري والرمزي من خلال صراع في عوالم مدينة يقودها مجموعة من البشر غير المرئيين في إحدى المراكز العلمية (جامعة) الذين يسيِّرون الجماد وا...

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وردة
By: Sonallah Ibrahim

بانوراما مثيرة ورحلة عاصفة دموية أحياناً كثيرة، امتدت من القاهرة إلى بيروت ومسقط وصنعاء وصلالة وعدن وصحراء الربع الخالي، شارك فيها ملوك وثوار وسلاطين وشيوخ قبائل وعبيد، قوميون وبعثيون وشيوعيون وناصريون، عبر ثلاثة عقود من...

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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
By: Omar Khayam

ِOur selection for book of the month in August 2001: English edition of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam by Edward Fitzgerlad Arabic edition of Omar Khayyam by Wadie Boustany.

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A Voice of Reason: Hanan Ashrawi and Peace in the Middle East
By: Barbara Victor

From Library Review This is a valuable addition to the small but growing canon of books in English providing multidimensional accounts of Palestinian history; no longer are we limited to one-sided works featuring Yasir A...

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On Entering the Sea: The Erotic and Other Poetry of Nizar Qabbani
By: Nizar Qabbani

Translated from Arabic by Lena Jayyusi Editorial Review from Booklist Qabbani, reputed to be the most popular poet in the Arab world, is certainly one of the greatest love poets of all time, as he follows the noble...

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نقطة النور
By: Bahaa Taher

Nuqtat Al-noor or Point of Light in Arabic was our book of the month for May 2001. His book Aunt Safiyya and the monastery translated into English was our selection in English during the same month.

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Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery
By: Bahaa Taher

Translated from the Arabic by Barbara Romaine This novel "is set 30 years ago in a village outside Luxor. . . . Safiyya, the narrator's aunt, is an orphan girl who was taken in by his parents and brought up by t...

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The Prophet
By: Gibran Khalil Gibran

Originally published in 1932, this book has become one of the most beloved classics of our time

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