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The raw reality of exile and home are brought to life in this series of essays, poems, and lyrics by fifteen leading Palestinian authors. They offer vivid insights into the agony of uprootedness and longing for a homeland. Poignant, humorous, and intimate, this is a rich and original take on what life means to those who live for, and seek, Palestine. Full story
Through a blend of travelogue, memoir, and narrative journalism, Pamela Olson – a small town girl from eastern Oklahoma – recounts her experiences of living in Palestine. This is a recollection of social and political upheaval, violence and hardship, together with ordinary daily life. The end result is a novel and very humane account that conveys the tragedy and hopes of a region. Full story
Using well informed analysis gained from first-hand interviews with protestors, politicians, diplomats and journalists, Lynch takes the reader step-by-step through the events that led to the Arab Spring – or what some now prefer to call, the Arab Winter. The author points out that this uprising wouldn’t have been possible without generational change, new technologies, American leadership, and the regional military balance of power “all working together.” Full story
Today’s Assyrians are part of a unique culture that has survived immense persecution for over 2,000 years. And yet some Western writers believe they have no direct link to ancient Assyrians. But Warda reveals hitherto unpublished historical and archaeological evidence showing that Assyrian peasants built new villages over the old cities... Full story
