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Lebanese Civil War at 40: A General Marches Oblivious Through Mountains of Reality

By Elie Chalala

Rarely have I missed the annual remembrance of the Lebanese Civil War. My main concern has always been the need to talk about it and insist on facing its causes and consequences.

The Lascars: The Flourishing Yemenis of Britain

By D.W. Aossey

The Last of the Lascars: Yemeni Muslims in Britain 1836-2012

By Mohammad Seddique Seddon

Kube Publishing Ltd, 2014

Of the many diverse people of the Arab world, the Yemenis present a fascinating case.

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Books

Harvesting the Arab Spring: Diverse Changes and Challenges

Stories of Change: Beyond the Arab Spring
Edited by Kari Lundelin and Rebecca Simons
Schilt Publishing, The Netherlands, 2014.

BY ALYSSA WOOD

As 20th Century Begins, British ‘Orientalism’ a Tool of Colonialism

By

D.W. Aossey

Long writes the book in a scholarly manner, but redeems it with a depth of insight and information on these fascinating personalities at a very important time in Middle Eastern history. Certainly, most will find “Reading Arabia” worth a look.

Reading Arabia: British Orientalism in the Age of Mass Publication 1880–1930

By Andrew C. Long

Syracuse University Press, 2014

The Hollywood epic, “Lawrence of Arabia,” immortalized the familiar story of T.E. Lawrence.

"The Assads’ Syria" Nevermore: Ziad Majed Speaks on His 'The Orphaned Revolution'

Let’s begin with the title of the book. What do you mean by the “orphan revolution?”

I chose this title, which was used by Farouq Mardam Bey in one of his articles two years ago, because, in my opinion, it accurately describes the condition of the Syrian Revolution.

Countering the Paradigm of Arab Othering Through Art

Rebecca Joubin

Technology has played the muse for a new generation of Arab artists who came of age during a time of vast expansion in the Internet, satellite television, and digital technology. The exciting new book, “Contemporary Arab Photography, Video and Mixed Media Art: View from Inside” showcases the diverse talents of 49 of the leading artists from thirteen different Arab countries. The book gives voice to individuals who otherwise might not be heard in the Western World.

Joseph and the Amazing Proto-Technicolor Dreamcoat

By Angele Ellis

The Story of Joseph: A Fourteenth Century Turkish Morality Play

By Sheyyad Hamza, translated by Bill Hickman

Syracuse University Press, 2014

Once upon a time, in14th century Anatolia, a gifted storyteller — part preacher, part minstrel — wove together the texts

Orientalism’s Children: 'Voices from the Threshold'

By

Angele Ellis

Nearly 11 years ago, an automobile accident on a dusty Jordanian road cut Susan Atefat-Peckham’s life and work short. The Iranian American poet, memoirist and Full bright Scholar now takes her rightful place among the likes of Gregorgy Orfalea and Sharif Elmusa with her “Talking Through the Door.” The anthology transports readers to various eras and exotic locales, going back to Ibn Hazm’s 10th-century Cordoba, the Lebanon of World War I, pre-revolutionary Iran as well as 1950s and 60s Ohio. “Readers will find that these works carry with them a power and promise so life-affirming that Lisa Suhair Majaj describes them as ‘sustenance.’”

Talking Through the Door: An Anthology of Contemporary Middle Eastern American Writing

Edited by Susan Atefat-Peckham

Foreword by Lisa Suhair Majaj

Syracuse University Press, 2014

It has been nearly eleven years since an automobile accident cut Susan Atefat-Peckham’s work and life short while she pursued a Fulbright Scholarship in

Hassan Daoud's 'The Penguin's Song' Sees Abandoned Buildings as Metaphor for Lebanon

By Lynne Rogers

The Penguin’s Song

By Daoud.

Sabah: The Curtain Descends Upon a Great Lebanese Singer & Cultural Icon

By Sami Asmar

Sabah loved the spotlight and proved a prolific worker, despite, or possibly because, of surviving many adversities, which starting at a young age with the murder of her mother for alleged infidelity at the hands of her older brother. She also apparently loved to get married, holding a record of nine husbands from different backgrounds, including politicians and her co-stars, such as the famous heart throb, actor Rushdi Abaza. Along the way, she had two children.

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Lebanese Civil War at 40: A General Marches Oblivious Through Mountains of Reality

The Lascars: The Flourishing Yemenis of Britain

Harvesting the Arab Spring: Diverse Changes and Challenges

As 20th Century Begins, British ‘Orientalism’ a Tool of Colonialism

"The Assads’ Syria" Nevermore: Ziad Majed Speaks on His 'The Orphaned Revolution'

Countering the Paradigm of Arab Othering Through Art

Joseph and the Amazing Proto-Technicolor Dreamcoat

Orientalism’s Children: 'Voices from the Threshold'

Hassan Daoud's 'The Penguin's Song' Sees Abandoned Buildings as Metaphor for Lebanon

Sabah: The Curtain Descends Upon a Great Lebanese Singer & Cultural Icon

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