English books from Palestine
Recommended English books written by authors from Palestine (15)
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If you speak English here are some English books from Palestine for the next part of the "Read Around The World Challenge".
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Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef EN
Description:
The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas, reveals new information about the world's most dangerous terrorist organization, unveils the truth about his own role in the organization, and explains his dangerous decision to make his newfound Christian faith public.
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THEY FELL LIKE STARS FROM THE SKY AND OTHER STORIES. by Sheikha Helawy EN
Description:
"They Fell Like Stars from the Sky and Other Stories is a collection of eighteen short stories celebrating the courage, resilience, tragedies and triumphs of Bedouin Palestinian women and girls. From a woman whose tattoo arouses the alarm of sexual taboos to the young girls whose curiosities of womanhood spark endearment, and from the tragic outcome of a husband consumed by jealousy of his wife's teenage love to the ecstatic love of an elderly woman for the game of football, these stories offer mesmerising portraits of life on the margins. Featuring beautiful illustrations throughout, They Fel... continue
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Time of White Horses by Ibrahim Nasrallah EN
Description:
This comi-tragic fictional-factual saga takes place in the environs of Jerusalem, from late Ottoman times to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. A vivid picture of Palestinian villagers' preoccupations and aspirations--their ties to their land, to their animals, and to one another. Relives the realities of the Palestinian village in the early twentieth century, Zionist colonization and its impact on Arab rural life, the trauma that accompanied the British mandate and its aftermath, the Palestinians' struggle to maintain the autonomy and dignity they had known for centuries on end... continue
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Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh EN
Description:
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.