Middle World

The Jewish people are one of the oldest living people groups on the planet. The Jews lived alongside the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, and Sumerians - all of whom have since disappeared from the pages of history. Yet the Jews still remain. Despite all of the odds, Jewish culture, language, laws, and religion have remained intact over the course of thousands of years.

On August 4, 2020, a huge explosion in the heart of Beirut killed hundreds of people – it is the apocalypse of a sequence of events that have led to Lebanon’s unprecedented collapse. Journalist Dalal Mawad has interviewed tens of Lebanese and foreign women - victims of the explosion, and those stuck in Lebanon - and weaves an extraordinary story of survival, corruption and impunity.

In 1925, James Henry Breasted sent a team of archaeologists to the Holy Land to excavate the ancient site of Megiddo - Armageddon in the New Testament. Their excavations made headlines around the world and shed light on one of the most legendary cities of biblical times. Digging Up Armageddon brings to life one of the most important archaeological expeditions ever undertaken, describing the site and what was found there, and providing an up-close look at the internal workings of a dig in the early years of biblical archaeology.

In September 1984, Lisa Paul, an American college student and nanny living in Moscow, entered Inna Meiman’s house for her first Russian language lesson. And so began a two–year friendship and a fight for Inna’s life. In Swimming in the Daylight, Lisa chronicles her friend’s struggle to shed her refusenik status, obtain a visa to America, and find medical treatment for her malignant cancer. Inna endured a perverse reality as a citizen of the Soviet Union....

فكرة واحدة لا غير تهيمن عليك بعد أن تنتهي من قراءة "جراح الروح والجسد" للراحلة المغربية مليكة مستظرف. فكرة تنتمي للظلم الذي حاق بهذه الروائية التي رحلت دون أن تلقى احتفاءً نقديّا يليق بما كتبت وأبدعت وفضحت، بل إنّها رحلت وهي مصنّفة ضمن الملعونين والمذمومين والخارجين على القانون، بعد أن قضت عمرها تحتضر ببطء، تخضع لغسيل الكلى ثلاث مرّات أسبوعيا.

نجمة يسافر وراءها فريد رمضان... خياله يتأبط فكرة الموت... فكرة الملاك التي يستل الروح... يعيث خياله ويلعب معه تلك اللعبة... لتكشف أحداثها عن حقيقة الإنسان الذي ما زال في تساؤلات وتصورات عن تلك الحقيقة المسكونة بخوف وبحذر في أعماقه.سارة الصبية الصغيرة التي تعمل مع أبيها في حفار القبور بل مع عائلتها وجيرانها،وكل هؤلاء يعملون بهذه المهنة الرهيبة.تقدم الراوية سارة أباها و

تأخذنا الرواية إلى البحرين ومعالم المنامة قديماً،ثم إلى المحرق وحاراتها،حيث تحمل في ثناياها ألم الفراق والغربة والوداع المؤلم،فالفقر والحاجة والعوز دعت الأبناء للسفر لمنطقة البحرين للعمل كخبازين، الشوق والحنين لأم وأب طال بهم الإنتظار يعيشون على أمل عودة أبناءهم من غربتهم لزوجة قتلها الحنين لزوجها،يأملون من البحر أن يعيد أبناءهم،يسألونه ولكم هل من مجيب.بطل الرواية عبدالله وابناءه(جاسم،وعبدالرحمن،وأحمد)،يضيق بهم الحال فيقرر الأبناء(جاسم وعبد الرحمن) السفر إلى إحدى دول الخليج وهي البحرين لطلب الرزق،بعد ذلك تنقطع أخبارهم فيقلق عبدالله وزوجته فيرسلون ولدهم أحمد لطلب الرزق و

"وحين فتحت عينيك كان الأثر واضحا، صخرة مثل شجرة مقطوعة، فوق تلة وحيدة، قرأت سورة الفاتحة، ولففت الصخرة بثوب خاتون، بحت لها بما يغمر صدرك من كلام كثير ثم عدت إلى البيت، وحين تكررت زيارتك، انتبهت إلى أن الكثير من الأقمشة الخضراء، وتلك المطرزة بخيوط من الذهب، قد لفّت حول المكان الذي أصبح مزارا تترد عليه نساء الحارة". من رواية السوافح. .. ماء النعيم لفريد رمضان.

حين تقرأ (سراديب الروح) تجدها تبحر بك عبر أمواجها بإيقاع موسيقي متباين ما بين صخب ورومانسية وإثارة، لتقذف بك في أعماق لجة الحكاية، متورطاً مع بطل القصة في البحث معه "عن روح تشبه روحه... روح تمتلك روحه وتتألق معها... تهيمان في الكون الفسيح... تحلقان في آماد بعيدة بلا حدود أو قيود".

Among the many books trying to understand the terrifying rise of ISIS, none has given voice to the women in the organization; but women were essential to the establishment of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s caliphate. Responding to promises of female empowerment and social justice, and calls to aid the plight of fellow Muslims in Syria, thousands of women emigrated to join the Islamic State. Guest House for Young Widows charts the different ways women were recruited, inspired, or compelled to join the militants.

From an award-winning journalist, a brave and necessary immersion into the everyday struggles of Palestinian life. Over the past three years, American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been traveling to and living in the West Bank, staying with Palestinian families in its largest cities and its smallest villages. Along the way he has written major stories for American outlets, including a remarkable New York Times Magazine cover story. Now comes the powerful new work that has always been his ultimate goal, The Way to the Spring.

Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, must leave the port of Orphalese upon the ship he has waited upon for 12 years. As he descends to the waterfront, the people of Orphalese gather to question him and hear his wisdom on important topics of their daily lives. Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece is a series of enlightening, philosophical answers to those questions. The inspirational and spiritual words of The Prophet, written in an almost Biblical, poetic style, reveal deep insights into each of the subjects in question.

Turning her back on her privileged life in Victorian England, Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), fired by her innate curiosity, journeyed the world and became fascinated with all things Arab. Traveling the length and breadth of the Arab region, armed with a love for its language and its people, she not only produced several enormously popular books based on her experiences but became instrumental to the British foreign office. When World War I erupted, and the British needed the loyalty of the Arab leaders, it was Gertrude Bell's work and connections that helped provided the brain for T. E. Lawrence's military brawn.

From leftover trenchers and stinky chamber pots to barber surgeons and the black plague, life could be really miserable for people during medieval times. Get ready to explore the nasty side of life in the Middle Ages.

In this extraordinary book, an acclaimed young war reporter chronicles a dangerous journey on the smuggler’s road to Europe, accompanying his friend, an Afghan refugee, in search of a better future.

That was where she needed to be, in a field of purple flowers, where no one could bother her. She would sit there until the confusion left her head and the stink of the camp left her nostrils. Shauzia has a dream. She dreams of getting away from the refugee camp in Pakistan and travelling to France. There she knows she would find a better life, away from the war in her home country of Afghanistan...But escape is not so easy. Once she leaves the camp, she has no money, no food - and only her dog Jasper for company. But Shauzia is determined to find a new future for herself...

What is it like to live in or visit Turkey? What makes Turkey’s culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of Turkish people.

Struggling to reconcile the Muslim society he was living in as a scientist and physician and the religion he was being raised in, Ali A. Rizvi eventually lost his faith. Discovering that he was not alone, he moved to North America and promised to use his new freedom of speech to represent the voices that are usually quashed before reaching the mainstream media - those of Atheist Muslims.

Omar knows his scholarship to Ghalib Academy Boarding School is a game changer, providing him - the son of a servant - with an opportunity to improve his station in life. He can't wait to experience all the school has to offer, especially science club and hopefully the soccer team; but when he arrives, his hopes are dashed. First-year scholarship students aren't allowed to join clubs or teams - and not only that, they have to earn their keep doing menial chores.

In Degrade and Destroy, the bestselling author and Wall Street Journal national security correspondent Michael R. Gordon reveals the strategy debates, diplomatic gambits, and military operations that shaped the struggle against the Islamic State. With extraordinary access to top U.S. officials and military commanders and to the forces on the battlefield, Gordon offers a riveting narrative that ferrets out some of the war’s most guarded secrets.