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Heart of Beirut

Author : Samir Khalaf
Publisher : Saqi
ISBN 13 : 0863565905
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (635 download)

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Download or read book Heart of Beirut written by Samir Khalaf and published by Saqi. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bourj in central Beirut is one of the world's oldest and most vibrant public squares. Named after the mediaeval lookout tower that once soared above the city's imposing ramparts, the square has also been known as Place des Canons (after a Russian artillery build-up in 1773) and Martyrs' Square (after the Ottoman execution of nationalists in 1916). As an open museum of civilizations, it resonates with influences from ancient Phoenician to colonial, post-colonial and, as of late, postmodern elements. Over the centuries it has come to embody pluralism and tolerance. During the Lebanese civil war (1975-90), this ebullient entertainment district, transport hub and melting-pot of cultures was ruptured by the notorious Green Line, which split the city into belligerent warring factions. Fractious infighting and punishing Israeli air raids compounded the damage, turning the Bourj into a no-man's-land. In the wake of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri's assassination (14 February 2005), the Bourj witnessed extraordinary scenes of popular, multi-faith and cross-generational protest. Once again, Samir Khalaf argues, the heart of Beirut was poised to re-invent itself as an open space in which diverse groups can celebrate their differences without indifference to the other. By revisiting earlier episodes in the Bourj's numerous transformations of its collective identity, Khalaf explores prospects for neutralizing the disheartening symptoms of reawakened religiosity and commodified consumerism. 'A timely and informative study on Beirut's pre-eminent patch of public space.' The Daily Star 'Khalaf has arguably contributed more fine studies on the history and sociology of modern Lebanon than has any other scholar alive.' Foreign Affairs 'A spirited guide to Beirut's (re)development, lively in style, rich in illustration and perceptive in analysis.' Frederick Anscombe, Birkbeck College, University of London

Beirut Hellfire Society: A Novel

Author : Rawi Hage
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324002921
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Beirut Hellfire Society: A Novel written by Rawi Hage and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Truly a masterpiece.” —Lawrence Joseph On a ravaged street overlooking a cemetery in a Christian enclave in war-torn 1970s Beirut, we meet Pavlov, the son of a local undertaker. When his father dies suddenly, Pavlov is approached by a member of the mysterious Hellfire Society—an anti-religious sect that arranges secret burial for outcasts denied last rites because of their religion or sexuality. Pavlov agrees to take on his father’s work for the society, and over the course of the novel he becomes a survivor-chronicler of his embattled and faded community at the heart of Lebanon’s civil war.

The Secretary

Author : Kim Ghattas
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 080509833X
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Secretary written by Kim Ghattas and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first inside account to be published about Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state, anchored by Ghattas's own perspective and her quest to understand America's place in the world In November 2008, Hillary Clinton agreed to work for her former rival. As President Barack Obama's secretary of state, she set out to repair America's image around the world—and her own. For the following four years, BBC foreign correspondent Kim Ghattas had unparalleled access to Clinton and her entourage, and she weaves a fast-paced, gripping account of life on the road with Clinton in The Secretary. With the perspective of one who is both an insider and an outsider, Ghattas draws on extensive interviews with Clinton, administration officials, and players in Washington as well as overseas, to paint an intimate and candid portrait of one of the most powerful global politicians. Filled with fresh insights, The Secretary provides a captivating analysis of Clinton's brand of diplomacy and the Obama administration's efforts to redefine American power in the twenty-first century. Populated with a cast of real-life characters, The Secretary tells the story of Clinton's transformation from popular but polarizing politician to America's envoy to the world in compelling detail and with all the tension of high stakes diplomacy. From her evolving relationship with President Obama to the drama of WikiLeaks and the turmoil of the Arab Spring, we see Clinton cheerfully boarding her plane at 3 a.m. after no sleep, reading the riot act to the Chinese, and going through her diplomatic checklist before signing on to war in Libya—all the while trying to restore American leadership in a rapidly changing world. Viewed through Ghattas's vantage point as a half-Dutch, half-Lebanese citizen who grew up in the crossfire of the Lebanese civil war, The Secretary is also the author's own journey as she seeks to answer the questions that haunted her childhood. How powerful is America really? And, if it is in decline, who or what will replace it and what will it mean for America and the world?

I Remember Beirut

Author : Zeina Abirached
Publisher : Graphic Universe ™
ISBN 13 : 1467772828
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book I Remember Beirut written by Zeina Abirached and published by Graphic Universe ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zeina Abirached, author of the award-winning graphic novel A Game for Swallows, returns with a powerful collection of wartime memories. Abirached was born in Lebanon in 1981. She grew up in Beirut as fighting between Christians and Muslims divided the city streets. Follow her past cars riddled with bullet holes, into taxi cabs that travel where buses refuse to go, and on outings to collect shrapnel from the sidewalk. With striking black-and-white artwork, Abirached recalls the details of ordinary life inside a war zone.

Hope in the Heart of a Beirut Slum

Author : Agnès Sanders
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (727 download)

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Download or read book Hope in the Heart of a Beirut Slum written by Agnès Sanders and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-22 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by co-founder Agnès Sanders, discover Tahaddi's exciting adventure. Follow Agnès, a medical doctor, and her friend Myriam, a teacher, moved by the vulnerability of Beirut's poorest, as they began accompanying families in the Hayy Al Gharbeh slum. Taking place amid exclusion, racism, discrimination, and war, this personal initiative became gradually became an NGO. Little by little, a relationship of trust was established, thanks to these two women's willingness to engage with the community, one family at a time, while involving them in their own development. Don't expect a bare-bones chronological account of Tahaddi's astonishing evolution. Rather, read the stories of some of the slum families that Tahaddi accompanied between 1997 and 2019 and experience their daily challenges that also become those of Tahaddi. In a world of growing inequality, Tahaddi's work resonates strongly. By giving access to health and education to these families, many of whom are undocumented and have no future in the heart of a glitzy Beirut, Tahaddi participates in their inner reconstruction. Hope in the Heart of a Beirut Slum is a hymn to the recovered dignity of men, women and children.

Forever Beirut

Author : Barbara Abdeni Massaad
Publisher : Interlink Books
ISBN 13 : 9781623718534
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Forever Beirut written by Barbara Abdeni Massaad and published by Interlink Books. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Selling Points • Interlink’s 2022 charity cookbook to raise awareness and funds for the Lebanese Food Bank • Long-awaited new cookbook from award-winning and bestselling author of Soup for Syria • 100 easy-to-prepare recipes that showcase Lebanon’s culinary heritage • Filled with stories and anecdotes about the food and people • Stunning food and location photography that portray Beirut’s culture before and after the blast that devastated half the city • Strong author connections with the international Slow Food movement • Mediterranean cuisine is widely known to be healthful. A new cookbook from the bestselling author of Soup for Syria to support the Lebanese Food Bank and help families in dire need of food after the devastating blast and ensuing economic collapse Beirut, nicknamed “Paris of the East,” is the capital of Lebanon. It is the culinary capital of the Arab world, with an unmatched cuisine that has ancient roots and is influenced by a number of civilizations and cooking styles, including Arab, Turkish, and French. It is one of the oldest cities in the world and one of the most cosmopolitan and religiously diverse in the region. Situated on the Mediterranean coast and flanked by the majestic Mount Lebanon, it boasts an abundance of flavorful ingredients and spices, including whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and seafood. Written by renowned Lebanese chef and award-winning cookbook writer Barbara Abdeni Massaad, Forever Beirut is a collection of 100 easy-to-prepare recipes that celebrate Beirut’s rich culinary heritage, its resilience, and healing power. It is Barbara’s way of honoring the city of her childhood, her dreams, her Lebanese family kitchen, and the food that roots her. It is filled with stories and anecdotes about the customs, food, people, and traditions, with sections for soups, salads, breads and savory pastries, mezze, kibbeh, grilling, main dishes, pickles and preserves, and sweets. With beautiful food and location photography, Forever Beirut is a must-have for cooks who love healthful and delicious Middle Eastern food.

The Heart of Lebanon

Author : Ameen Rihani
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 0815655142
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book The Heart of Lebanon written by Ameen Rihani and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When celebrated mahjar writer Ameen Rihani returned to his native Lebanon from his long stay in New York, he set out on nine journeys through the Lebanese countryside, from the rising mountains to the shores of the Mediterranean, to experience and document the land in intimate detail. Through his travelogue The Heart of Lebanon, Rihani brings his readers along by foot and by mule to explore rural villages like his childhood home of Freike, the flora and fauna of massive cedar forests, and archaeological sites that reveal the history of Lebanon. Meeting goatherds, healers, monks, and more along the way, Rihani offers more than vivid descriptions of the country’s sweeping scenery. His candid and often humorous narration captures what he sees as the soul of Lebanon and its people. Allen’s fluid translation transports English-language readers to an early twentieth-century rural Lebanon of the writer’s time in a way that only Rihani’s firsthand account can accomplish.

Saffron in the Souks

Author : John Gregory-Smith
Publisher : Kyle Books
ISBN 13 : 0857837893
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Saffron in the Souks written by John Gregory-Smith and published by Kyle Books. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the vibrant souks of Tripoli and Beirut to the quiet calm of the Chouf Mountains and Qadisha Valley, Lebanon is a land of bold colours, exquisite flavours and hidden beauty. For this gorgeous book, John Gregory-Smith travelled the length and breadth of the country to bring back the very best of Lebanese cuisine. Classic streetfood, delicate pastries and little known Druze recipes are given John's signature twist, creating dishes that are bursting with flavour and sure to become star players in your kitchen. With stunning location photography to bring the country to life, Saffron in the Souks is sure to delight and inspire its readers.

Lost in Beirut

Author : Ashe Stevens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781737952473
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Lost in Beirut written by Ashe Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young American's timely account of endurance and enlightenment after being caught up in Lebanon's summer of siege.

The Arsonists' City

Author : Hala Alyan
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
ISBN 13 : 035812655X
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (581 download)

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Download or read book The Arsonists' City written by Hala Alyan and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2021 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Arsonists' City delivers all the pleasures of a good old-fashioned saga, but in Alyan's hands, one family's tale becomes the story of a nation--Lebanon and Syria, yes, but also the United States. It's the kind of book we are lucky to have."--Rumaan Alam A rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we hold on to the people and places we call home The Nasr family is spread across the globe--Beirut, Brooklyn, Austin, the California desert. A Syrian mother, a Lebanese father, and three American children: all have lived a life of migration. Still, they've always had their ancestral home in Beirut--a constant touchstone--and the complicated, messy family love that binds them. But following his father's recent death, Idris, the family's new patriarch, has decided to sell. The decision brings the family to Beirut, where everyone unites against Idris in a fight to save the house. They all have secrets--lost loves, bitter jealousies, abandoned passions, deep-set shame--that distance has helped smother. But in a city smoldering with the legacy of war, an ongoing flow of refugees, religious tension, and political protest, those secrets ignite, imperiling the fragile ties that hold this family together. In a novel teeming with wisdom, warmth, and characters born of remarkable human insight, award-winning author Hala Alyan shows us again that "fiction is often the best filter for the real world around us" (NPR).

Printed in Beirut

Author : Jabbour Douaihy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1623710901
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book Printed in Beirut written by Jabbour Douaihy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A DAZZLING MYSTERY SET IN THE WORLD OF LEBANON’S BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY--Farid Abou Cha’r arrives in Beirut on a hot summer morning with his manuscript, looking for a publisher. He is turned down by all of them—“nobody reads anymore,” he is told. Instead, he accepts a job as a proofreader at the famous old print house “Karam Bros.,” allegedly established in 1908. Disappointed by the menial tasks of checking catalogs and ad copy, Farid secretly hopes that his book will eventually be published. His manuscript never leaves his side until one day it disappears and then reemerges, beautifully printed. Farid soon realizes that the expensive paper it’s printed on is the same that the company is using to manufacture fake twenty-euro bills, and that the person who printed the book is none other than his boss’s wife. Entangled in a police investigation and an illicit flirtation, Farid discovers that the Karam Bros. print house is not what it seems. Douaihy dizzies the reader with an intricate play of appearances and deception, and as always, portrays Lebanese society with exquisite irony.

From Beirut to Jerusalem

Author : Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374706999
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book From Beirut to Jerusalem written by Thomas L. Friedman and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of the number-one bestseller and winner of the 1989 National Book Award includes the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's new, updated epilogue. One of the most thought-provoking books ever written about the Middle East, From Beirut to Jerusalem remains vital to our understanding of this complex and volatile region of the world. Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman drew upon his ten years of experience reporting from Lebanon and Israel to write this now-classic work of journalism. In a new afterword, he updates his journey with a fresh discussion of the Arab Awakenings and how they are transforming the area, and a new look at relations between Israelis and Palestinians, and Israelis and Israelis. Rich with anecdote, history, analysis, and autobiography, From Beirut to Jerusalem will continue to shape how we see the Middle East for many years to come. "If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it."--Seymour M. Hersh

Between Beirut and the Moon

Author : A. Naji Bakhti
Publisher : Influx Press
ISBN 13 : 1910312568
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Between Beirut and the Moon written by A. Naji Bakhti and published by Influx Press. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A joyous tale from a fresh new voice.' – Cosmopolitan – Cosmopolitan A young boy comes of age within the confines of post-civil-war Beirut, with conflict, and comedy lurking round every corner. Adam dreams of becoming an astronaut but who has ever heard of an Arab on the moon? He battles with his father, a book-hoarding journalist with a penchant for writing eulogies, his closest friend, Basil, a Druze who is said to worship goats and believe in reincarnation, and a host of other misfits and miscreants in a city attempting recover from years of political and military violence. Adam's youth oscillates from laugh out loud escapades, to near death encounters, as he struggles to understand the turbulent and elusive city he calls home. ''Set amidst the country's sectarian divisions as it attempts to recover from decades of political violence and civil war, Between Beirut and the Moon charts a young boy's near-death encounters, with a colourful cast and comical escapades. A unique debut.' – AnOther Magazine

The Ghosts of Martyrs Square

Author : Michael Young
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439109451
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts of Martyrs Square written by Michael Young and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not since Thomas Friedman’s From Beirut to Jerusalem in 1989 has a journalist offered such a poignant and passionate portrait of Lebanon—a uniquely pluralist Arab country struggling to defend its viability in a turbulent and treacherous Middle East. Michael Young, who was taken to Lebanon at age seven by his Lebanese mother after the death of his American father and who has worked most of his career as a journalist there for American publications, brings to life a country in the crossfire of invasions, war, domestic division, incessant sectarian scheming, and often living in fear of its neighbors. Young knows or has known many of the players, politicians, writers, and religious leaders. A country riven by domestic tensions that have often resulted in assassinations, under the considerable sway of Hezbollah (in alliance with Iran and Syria), frequently set upon by Israel and Syria, nearly destroyed by civil war, Lebanon remains an exception among Arab countries because it is a place where liberal instincts and tolerance struggle to stay alive. An important and enduring symbol, Lebanon was once the outstanding example of an (almost) democratic society in an inhospitable, dangerous region—a laboratory both for modernity and violence, as a Lebanese intellectual who was later assassinated once put it. Young relates the growing tension between a domineering Syria and a Lebanese opposition in which charismatic leader and politician Rafiq al-Hariri was assassinated and the Independence Intifada—the Cedar Revolution—broke out. His searing account of his country’s confrontation with its domestic and regional demons is one of hope found and possibly lost. In this stunning narrative, Young tells us what might have been his country’s history, and what it may yet be.

Beirut, I Love You

Author : Zena el Khalil
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590176499
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Beirut, I Love You written by Zena el Khalil and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zena el Khalil, a young Beirut-based female artist, writer, and activist who had an unconventional but worldly upbringing growing up in Lagos, Nigeria and attending art school in New York, returns after 9/11 to her familial home of Beirut and its mountains, beaches, food, music and drugs. Beirut, I Love You, spanning from 1994 to the present day, brings Beirut to life in all its glory and contradictions and is filled with personal anecdotes of Zena's life there: a place where, in spite of the pervasive desire for hope and the resilience of its people, still bears deep scars from the Lebanese Civil War and the Israeli invasion of 2006—a place where plastic surgery and AK 47s live side by side and nightclubs are situated on rooftops in order to avoid car bombs. Yet Zena and her friends, in particular her fellow rebel Maya, refuse to accept the extreme poles of Beirut, the militias and gender restrictions on one side, hedonism and materialism on the other. And although Zena experiences tragedy and loss, her story is a testament to the power of love and friendship, and the beauty of her city and its inhabitants. Written with an honest, profound simplicity, Zena is intoxicated by the country’s contradictions—“Lebanon was, and always will be, schizophrenic”—and attempts to come to terms with her role among her friends, family, and city.

In the Heart of the Heart of Another Country

Author : Etel Adnan
Publisher : City Lights Books
ISBN 13 : 9780872864467
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (644 download)

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Download or read book In the Heart of the Heart of Another Country written by Etel Adnan and published by City Lights Books. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mosaic of lyrical vignettes, at once deeply personal and political, set against the turbulent backdrop of Arab/Western relations. Adnan writes, "Contrary to what is usually believed, it is not general ideas and grandiose unfolding of great events that impress the mind during times of heightened historic upheavals, but rather the uninterrupted flow of little experiences, observations, disturbances, small ecstasies, or barely perceptible discouragements that make up day-to-day living." Etel Adnan, a Lebanese American poet, painter, and essayist, lives in Paris, Beirut, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Among her books, the novel Sitt Marie Rose is considered a classic of Middle Eastern literature. She has been a powerful voice for compassion and empowerment in feminist and antiwar movements.

Lebanon Adrift

Author : Samir Khalaf
Publisher : Saqi Books - Saqi Books
ISBN 13 : 9780863564345
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book Lebanon Adrift written by Samir Khalaf and published by Saqi Books - Saqi Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lebanon Adrift is an invaluable investigation into contemporary Lebanese culture and society for students, academics, and the general reader alike.