The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response

The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response
Peter Balakian (Author)
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The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion

The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion
Birgul Acikyildiz (Author)

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Epistemologies of the South: Justice Against Epistemicide

Epistemologies of the South: Justice Against Epistemicide
Boaventura de Sousa Santos (Author)
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Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians

Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
Noam Chomsky (Author), Ilan Pappe (Author), Frank Barat (Editor)
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Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
Malala Yousafzai (Author), Patricia McCormick (Author)

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Refugees of the Revolution: Experiences of Palestinian Exile (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I)

Refugees of the Revolution: Experiences of Palestinian Exile (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I)
Diana Allan (Author)

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Some sixty-five years after 750,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homeland, the popular conception of Palestinian refugees still emphasizes their fierce commitment to exercising their "right of return." Exile has come to seem a kind of historical amber, preserving refugees in a way of life that ended abruptly with "the catastrophe" of 1948 and their camps—inhabited now for four generations—as mere zones of waiting. While reducing refugees to symbols of steadfast single-mindedness has been politically expedient to both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict it comes at a tremendous cost for refugees themselves, overlooking their individual memories and aspirations and obscuring their collective culture in exile.

Refugees of the Revolution is an evocative and provocative examination of everyday life in Shatila, a refugee camp in Beirut. Challenging common assumptions about Palestinian identity and nationalist politics, Diana Allan provides an immersive account of camp experience, of communal and economic life as well as inner lives, tracking how residents relate across generations, cope with poverty and marginalization, and plan––pragmatically and speculatively—for the future. She gives unprecedented attention to credit associations, debt relations, electricity bartering, emigration networks, and NGO provisions, arguing that a distinct Palestinian identity is being forged in the crucible of local pressures.

What would it mean for the generations born in exile to return to a place they never left? Allan addresses this question by rethinking the relationship between home and homeland. In so doing, she reveals how refugees are themselves pushing back against identities rooted in a purely nationalist discourse. This groundbreaking book offers a richly nuanced account of Palestinian exile, and presents new possibilities for the future of the community.

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• Published on: 2013-11-13
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: .69" h x 6.14" w x 8.97" l, .98 pounds
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• 328 pages

Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law

Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law
Nonie Darwish (Author)
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Nonie Darwish lived for thirty years in a majority Muslim nation. Everything about her lifeafamily, sexuality, hygiene, business, banking, contracts, economics, politics, social issues, everythingawas dictated by the Islamic law code known as Sharia.

But Sharia isn't staying in majority Muslim nations. Darwish now lives in the West and brings a warning; the goal of radical Islam is to bring Sharia law to your country. If that happens, the fabric of Western law and liberty will be ripped in two. Under Sharia law:

• A woman can be beaten for talking to men who are not her relatives and flogged for not wearing a headdress
• Daughters, sisters, and wives can be legally killed by the men in their family
• Non-Muslims can be beheaded, and their Muslim killers will not receive the death penalty
• Certain kinds of child molestation are allowed
• The husband of a "rebellious" wife can deny her medical care or place her under house arrest

Think it can't happen? In 2008, Englandaonce the seat of Western liberty and now the home of many Muslim immigrantsadeclared that Sharia courts in Britain have the force of law.

When Muslim populations reach as little as 1 or 2 percent, says Darwish, they begin making demands of the larger community, such as foot-level faucets for washing before praying in public schools, businesses, and airports. "Airports in Kansas City, Phoenix, and Indianapolis are among those who have already installed foot baths for Muslim cab drivers," writes Darwish. These demands test how far Westerners will go in accommodating the Muslim minority. How far will they push? The Organization of the Islamic Conference works to Islamize international human rights laws and apply Sharia "standards" for blasphemy to all nations. The penalty for blasphemy? Death.

Weaving personal experience together with extensive documentation and research, Darwish exposes the facts and reveals the global threat posed by Sharia law. Anyone concerned about Western rights and liberties ignores her warning and analysis at their peril.

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• Published on: 2009-01-06
• Original language: English
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• Binding: Hardcover
• 304 pages

Kissing the Sword: A Prison Memoir

Kissing the Sword: A Prison Memoir
Shahrnush Parsipur (Author), Sara Khalili (Translator)

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Shahrnush Parsipur was an important writer and television producer in her native Iran until 1979 when the Islamic Republic began imprisoning its citizens. Kissing the Sword captures the surreal experiences of serving time without being charged with a crime, and witnessing the systematic destruction of any and all opposition to fundamentalist power. It is a memoir filled with both horror and humor: nights blasted by the sounds of machine gun fire as hundreds of prisoners are summarily executed, and days spent debating prison officials on whether the Quran demands that women be covered. Parsipur, one of the great novelists of modern Iran, known for magic realism, tells a story here that is all too real. She mines her own painful memories to create an urgent call for one of the most basic of human rights: freedom of expression.

Born in Iran in 1946, Shahrnush Parsipur began her career as a fiction writer and producer at Iranian National Television and Radio. She was imprisoned for nearly five years by the religious government without being formally charged. Shortly after her release, she published Women Without Men and was arrested and jailed again, this time for her frank and defiant portrayal of women's sexuality. While still banned in Iran, the novel became an underground bestseller there, and has been translated into many languages around the world. Parsipur is also the author of Touba and the Meaning of Night, among many other books, and now lives in exile in northern California.

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• Published on: 2013-05-21
• Original language: English
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• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Fast Times in Palestine: A Love Affair with a Homeless Homeland

Fast Times in Palestine: A Love Affair with a Homeless Homeland
Pamela Olson (Author)
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For much of her lifeAlike many WesternersAmost of what Pamela Olson knew of the Middle East was informed by headlines and stereotypes. But when she traveled to Palestine in 2003, she found herself thrown with dizzying speed into the realities of Palestinian life.

Fast Times in Palestine is Olson’s powerful, deeply moving account of life in PalestineAboth the daily events that are universal to us all (house parties, concerts, barbecues, and weddings) as well as the violence, trauma, and political tensions that are particular to the country. From idyllic olive groves to Palestinian beer gardens, from Passover in Tel Aviv to Ramadan in a Hamas village, readers will find Olson’s narrative both suspenseful and discerning. Her irresistible story offers a multi-faceted understanding of the Palestinian perspective on the IsraelAPalestine conflict, filling a gap in the West’s understanding of the difficult relationship between the two nations.

At turns funny, shocking, and galvanizing, Fast Times in Palestine is a gripping narrative that challenges our ways of thinkingAnot only about the Middle East, but about human nature, cultural identity, and our place in the world.

• Rank: #67652 in Books
• Published on: 2013-03-12
• Original language: English
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• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages