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Hashem El Madani
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Karl Bassil,Zaatari, Akram,Le Feuvre, Lisa,Sara El Nusairi |
Hashem El Madani set up his first studio in his parents’ living room in 1948. In 1953, as his business grew, he moved to a modern space on the first floor of the prestigious Shehrazade building, whic… |
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Saddam's bombmaker
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Khidhir Hamza,Khiḍr ʻAbd al-ʻAbbās Ḥamzah,Jeff Stein |
The author who spent twenty years developing Iraq's atomic weapon, recounts his life in Saddam Hussein's inner circle and his daring flight to the West. The book delves into the darkest corners of a … |
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Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula
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Terry Carter,Stuart Butler,Frances Linzee Gordon,Lara Dunston,Jenny Walker |
Grand ruins of empire, cities of glass and steel these indisputable treasures of Arabia are easily matched by simple pleasures: a desert breeze, the haunting call to prayer or kahwa (coffee) with str… |
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The culture of Al Jazeera
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Sofiane Sahraoui,Mohamed Zayani |
"This volume takes a look at the Al Jazeera Satellite Channel, a pan-Arab satellite broadcaster known for its programming, graphic visuals and anti-western broadcasting. Focusing on critical success … |
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The Marsh Arabs
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Wilfred Thesiger |
During the years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq-long before they were almost completely wiped out by Saddam Hussein-Wilfred Thesiger came to understand, admire, and share a way of li… |
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The Much Too Promised Land
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Aaron David Miller |
For nearly twenty years, Aaron David Miller has played a central role in U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli peace. His position as an advisor to presidents, secretaries of state, and national securi… |
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