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Arabic language Biographies, Autobiographies, and Memoirs.

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Bernstein, Carl


A Woman in Charge (Ar) امرأة في السلطة

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 9735
Biography - Political
Translated to Arabic, 'A Woman In Charge, The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton' by the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Carl Bernstein. An illuminating account of her extraordinary live and career.
$30.00
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Nabulsi, Shaker


A'klah al-Tha'b!! al-Sirah al-fniah llrsam Naji al-A'li أكلة الذئب!!

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7419
Biography - Political Cartoon
"Eaten by the Wolf - The Artistic Life of Naji al-Ali". Biography of the immortal Palestinian cartoonist. Book contains several of Naji al-Ali's illustrations, by Shaker al-Nabulsi.
$15.00

Zarkali, Khayr al-Din


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A'lam 1/8 Vol الأعلام

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 14626
Biographical Dictionary
"Great Figures", by historian, poet, and nationalist writer Khayr al-Din al-Zarkali (b.Beirut 1310/1893 - d.Cairo 1396/1976). Al-Zarkali is primarily known for his works on language and literature. This is a biographical dictionary of great Arab men and women, and Arabists and Orientalists, from ancient to modern times.
$186.00

Shaykh, Abd al-Sattār Shaykh


A'lam al-Huffaz wa-al-Muhaddithin 1/4 أعلام الحفاظ والمحدثين

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15449
Hadith Authorities - Biography
In a 4 volume set, on hadith and hadith authorities, a biographical and bibliographical work by Abd al-Sattar Shaykh.
$70.00

Mistawi, Abd al-Rahman / Halabi, Abd al-Majid Tu'mah


A'lam al-Nisa'a أعلام النساء

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15442
Women's Biographies - Reference
Biographies of eminent women, in the Arabic language, by Abdul-Rahman al-Mistawi. Includes bibliographical references
$20.00

Basri, Mir


A'lam al-Yahud fi al-Iraq al-Hadith أعـلام الـيـهـود في الـعـراق الـحـديـث

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15365
Jews in Iraq - 20th Century
Biographies of Jews in Modern Iraq - in the Arabic language. Author Mir Basri wrote this book on notable Iraqi-Jewish personalities in the 20th Century, during the interesting period of the creation of the Jewish state of Israel and subsequent mass migration of Jews from Iraq. Includes bibliographical references
$12.50

Hassan, Hamza


A'zal الأعزل

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7849
Autobiography
Hamza al-Hassan's autobiography, in the Arabic language.
$8.00

Douri, Saif Aldin


Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz عبد الرحمن البزاز

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15003
Political Biography
"Abdul Rahman Al-Bazzaz : The First Prime Minister of Republican Iraq", by Saif Aldin al-Douri.
$12.00

Reda, Muhammad


Ali Ibn Abu Talib علي بن ابي طالب

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10277
Islam - Biography - Early Muslims
A biography of the fourth caliph of Islam, Ali Ibn Abu Talib, bu Muhammad Reda.
$14.00

Findley, Paul


America fi Khatar اميركا في خطر

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12872
Politics - Memoirs
"America in Danger: The Memoirs of Paul Findley", originally published under the title "Speaking Out"
$15.00

Sayigh, Anis


Anis Sayigh aa Anis Sayigh أنيس صايغ عن أنيس صايغ

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7883
Autobiography
A simple and spontaneous autobiography, a summing up since mid-last century, by the well- known Palestinian writer Anis Sayigh.
$22.50

Abu Hadid, Muhammad Farid


Antara Bin Shaddad عنترة بن شداد

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10244
Biography - Early Arab
A look into the life of Antara Bin Shaddad in the era before Islam. A story of heroism and sacrifice, love and courage, hatred and generosity in the Arabian desert.
$15.00

Nasrallah, Ibrahim


Aqall Min Aduw...Akthar Min Sadiq أقل من عدو... أكثر من صديق؛ السيرة الطائرة

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7401
Writings - Reflections
'Aqall Min Aduw...Akthar Min Sadiq: al-Sirah al-Tairah' - "Less Than An Enemy..More Than A Friend: The Flying Autobiography" by Ibrahim Nasrallah, writings and reflections.
$12.00

Tabi, Muhammad


Asmahan Tells Her Story أسمهان تروي قصتها

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 9486
Biography
Despite the short life of the Asmahan (1912-1944), her name is a name that sits on the throne of Arabic music and is alongside the names of Umm Kulthum and Layla Murad. She is among the most controversial; from her moment of birth on the back of a ship that her father secretly smuggled from Turkey to her suspicious death in a horrific car accident. Author Muhammad al-Tabi has presented an interesting read.
$18.00

Ilm al-Din Qays, Fayiz


Athar al-Muallim Butrus al-Bustani fi al-Nahda fi al-Lubnan اثر المعلم بطرس البستاني في النهضة في لبنان

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 14388
History
"The Impact of the Teacher Butrus al-Bustani During the Rebirth of Lebanon."
$14.00

Walters, Barbara


Audition: A Memoir تجربتي مع قادة ومشاهير العالم

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12600
Memoirs
"Audition: A Memoir", Barbara Walters memoirs, translated to the Arabic. “[Walters’] heartfelt candor lifts this book above mere titillation...blended with this personal drama is a delightful tale of the golden age of television...Through 50-plus chapters, you feel as though you’ve enjoyed a year of weekly lunches with Walters...She regales you with the juicy behind-the-scenes details of the celebrities she’s interviewed, mixed in with stories of her own trials and tribulations. In the end, you envy her a little less and admire her more.”–Kathleen Matthews, Washington Post
$29.95

Najm, Nawal


Awdat al-Nabad عودة النبض: مذكرات الدكتور ربيز

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10506
Memoir - Biography
Exclusive memoir of Dr. George Rabiz.
$9.00

Usman, Hashem


Badawi al-Jabal بدوي الجبل

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12732
Biographies - Poetry
"Badawi al-Jabal: Life of a Poet". On the Syrian poet Badawi al-Jabal (1905–1981).
$20.00

Tarifi, Yusef Atta


Badr Shaker al-Sayyab بدر شاكر السياب؛ حياته وشعره

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15020
Contemporary Arabic Poetry - Biography
"Badr Shaker al-Sayyab : His Life and Poetry". On the Iraqi Arab poet Badr Shakir al Sayyab (1926-1964)
$28.00

Abu Sharif, Bassam


Beirut Madinati Muzakarat بيروت مدينتي مذكرات

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11819
Memoirs-Politics-History
"Beirut My City, Memoirs"
$15.00

Saleh, Yassin al-Haj


Bi al-Khalas ya Shabab بـالـخـلاص يـا شـبـاب

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15221
Prisoner Writings - Syria
"Salvation Men!: 16 Years in Syrian Prisons". Prisoner writings by Syrian writer, Yassin al-Haj Saleh
$12.00

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Bi Ism al-Abb- Bashar al-Asad

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 13023
Politics / Biography
Bashar al Asad, Syria's president. This book follows his origins, and how he took power in Syria.
$22.00

Mason, Bill / Gruenfeld, Lee


Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief إعترافات لص مجوهرات محترف

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 6690
Memoir
Fascinating true-life adventures of jewel thief Mason, who had a long and successful career, by Bill Mason with Lee Gruenfeld.
$17.95

Shaya, Myaing


Dalai Lama الدالاي لاما

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 9860
Biography
In the Arabic langauge, a biography of the Dalai Lama, as a man, monk, and spiritual leader.
$23.00

Beckham, David


David Beckham دايفد بيكهام

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11980
Biography-Memoirs
"David Beckham: From Child to Champion". Translated to the Arabic, a very interesting autobiography, with quality binding and including photographs.
$22.00

Schroeder, Gerhard


Decisions: My Life in Politics قرارات مصيرية - حياتي في دهاليز السياسة

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7273
Memoir
Decisions: My Life in Politics' - Memoirs of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's memoir on his life in politics, here translated to the Arabic language.
$35.00

Tantawi, Ali


Dhikrayat Ali Al-Tantawi 1/8

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 8217
Autobiography
Recollections of Ali Tantawi - As noted by Ali Tantawi this is a collection of recollections and not memoirs as he does not have the documents to back up memoirs. Accordingly he requests his readers to keep diaries, especially of their thoughts.
$100.00

Kanun, 'Abd Allah


Dhikrayat Mashahir Rijal al-Maghrib 1/3 ذكريات مشاهير رجال المغرب

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 14903
No. Africa - Maghrib - Biography
In a three volume set, memories from famous Moroccan men, and the role they played in shaping science, literature, and politics. By Abdullah Kanun.
$56.00

Zubaidi, Ibrahim


Doula al-Ithaa'a دولة الإذاعة

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7762
Memoir
State Radio; Biography of the Iraqi Vistas 1956-1974 - A memoir by Ibrahim al-Zubaidi. Includes black and white photographs from the time period.
$12.75

Reda, Muhammad


Farouq Umar Bin al-Khattab الفاروق عمر بن الخطاب

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10273
Islam - Biography - Early Muslims
A biography on the second Caliph of Islam, in the Arabic language by Muhammad Reda.
$14.00

Yousef, Farouq


Firdaws Na'im فردوس نائم

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 14755
Autobiography - Iraqi Authors
"Firdaws Asleep", Iraqi author's autobiography of Faruq Yusef.
$12.00

Sasson, Jean


For the Love of a Son لانك ولدي

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12854
Biographies - Memoirs
The chronicles and tragic life of a tormented Afghan woman, determined to achieve equality with men and be reunited with her son.
$15.00

Burgoyne, Elizabeth


Gertrude Bell: Min A'waraqha al-Shakhsiyah 1914-1926 جيرتروود بيل من أوراقها الشخصية

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15011
Memoir - Travels - Writings
"Gertrude Bell: From Her Personal Papers 1914-1926", interesting collections of writings from Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), the English writer, archaeologist, spy, and more, whose worked and traveled in modern day Jordan, Iraq and Syria. By Elizabeth Burgoyne and first published in 1962, here translated to Arabic.
$32.00

Maraghi, Ahmed Mustafa


Ghara'ib Min "Ahd Farooq غرائب من عهد فاروق و بداية الثورة المصرية

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11816
Memoirs-Politics-Arab History
"Strange Events During The Era Of Farooq And The Beginning Of The Egyptian Revolution: Memoirs Of The Last Interior Minister Before The Egyptian Revolution"
$12.00

Algerian, Zuhair


Harb al-A'ajaz حرب العاجز سيرة عائد، سيرة بلد

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10936
Memoirs - Iraq
By the journalist Zuhair Algeria, personal writings on returning to Iraq, looking into the conditions of the country and its people, comparing the past and present, recalling places, friends, relatives. . .
$15.00

Wade, Abdul Aye


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Hayat min Ajal Afriqiya حياة من اجل افريقيا

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12868
Biographies - Memoirs - Politics
"A Life for Africa: Memoirs of the President of Senegal"
$15.00

Kessinger, Henry


Henry Kissinger 1/2 هنري كيسنجر

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 14426
Memoir-Political History
"The Memoirs of Henry Kessinger", translated to the Arabic. These memoirs are illuminating and insightful, a lasting contribution to the history of our time.
$40.00

Saud, Dr. Salman Ibn Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz


History of King Saud - Tarikh al-Malek Saud (1/3 Box Set)

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 6521
Historical Biography
A very nice 3 vol. set in attractive box. Biography of King Saud Al Saud by his son Salman.
$75.00

Nasser, Abdul Sattar


Hjrah Nahu al-A'ms

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 8053
Writings
A beautiful and fun book to read, but hard to actually classify. The Iraqi writer Abdul Sattar Nasser hasn't written a novel, more a biography and a collage of events and characters, although the author changed his name to a fictional name in the book.
$8.25

Jones, Bart


Hugo - Hugo Chavez Story - هوغو، قصة هوغو تشافيز

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 9700
Biography (Political)
Hugo!: The Hugo Chavez Story from Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution', by Newsweek reporter Bart Jones, here translated to the Arabic language.
$20.00

Abu Az al-Din, Sleiman


Ibrahim Basha fi Syria ابراهيم باشا في سوريا

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11815
History-Arab-Personalities
The General Ibrahim Basha's experience in Syria.
$14.00

Tarifi, Yousef Atta


Ibrahim Touqan ابراهيم طوقان حياته وشعره

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15021
Contemporary Arabic Poetry - Biography
"Ibrahim Touqan : His Life and Poetry". On he life and poetry of the Palestian national poet, Ibrahim Touqan (1905-1941)
$28.00

Hernandez, Antonio Beltran


Imbratoriya al-Houriya امبراطورية الحرية

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 14392
Biography-Political
"Empire of Liberty", by Antonio Beltran Hernandez.
$14.00

Musharraf, Pervez


In the Line of Fire: President Pervez Musharraf على خط النار؛ مذكرات برويز مشرف

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 9555
Autobiography (Political)
An in-depth reading about the life of Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf; a written memoir by no other than himself.
$30.00
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Hammoud, Dr. Khader Musa Muhammad


Jawahiz fil Adab al-Arabi الجواحظ في الأدب العربي: حياتهم - بيئتهم - نتاجهم

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10278
Classical Arabic Literature - Bibliography
Al Jawahiz in Arabic literature, their lives and environment, studies and reference in the Arabic by Dr. Khader Musa Mohammad Hammoud.
$15.00

Blok, Arthur


Khafiya fi Asukun جفي في السكون

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12365
Biography
"Hidden in the Silence" Arthur Blok left Lebanon for adoption in the Netherlands in 1976, then returned in 2002 in search of his biological family. This honest and influential book is the story of a person overcoming the difficulties and hardships in search of his past, with certainty it leads a path to the future.
$12.00

Agha, Nabil Khaled


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Khalidun min Filastin خـالـدون مـن فـلـسـطـيـن

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15284
Palestinian Arabs - Biography
"Immortals From Palestine". by Nabil Khaled al-Agha. Biographies of notable Palestinian Arabs collected in one volume.
$12.00

Yunan Labib


King Fuad I: Known & Unknown فؤاد الأول المعلوم والمجهول

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 9487
Biography
This book is an objective examination of the unprecedented King Fuad I., by Yunan Labib Rizk
$16.00

Meisler, Stanley


Kofi Annan كوفي أنان رجل سلام في عالم من الحروب

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7611
Biography
Kofi Annan, A Man of Peace In A World of War, here translated to the Arabic language. Stanley Meisler traces Annan's very unconventional rise from optimistic student to...full-time manager of the world's crises. B/W Photos included
$24.00

Khalil, Khalil Ahmad


Kumidiya al-Siyasiyah: Wujuh fi Mirati الكوميديا السياسية وجوه في مرآتي

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7473
Autobiography
The author, Khalil Ahmad Khalil, recounts his life and also talks about major political events that have occurred in various stages of Lebanese history. B/W photos included
$30.00

Zeitar, Haitham Salim


Lahzat min Amri fi Filistin لحظات من عمري في فلسطين

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12898
Memoirs - Palestine
"Moments from My Time in Palestine"
$28.00

Huffman, Ruth and Helen


Layali al-Arabia الليالي العربية

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 14998
Memoir - Travels - Iraq
This book was written by Ruth and Helen, foreign travelers who visited the Middle East and Iraq and wrote about their observations.
$15.95

Samra, Mahmud


Long Rhythm إيقاع المدى - سيرة ذاتية

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7034
Autobiography
Autobiography of well known academic Mahmoud Al-Samra, detailing his rich experiences throughout his life, in the Arabic language.
$13.00

Kuzbari, Salma Al-Haffar


Lutfi al-Haffar (1885-1968) His Life, Memoirs and Times

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 6269
Biography
Biography in the Arabic language, by Salma al-Haffar al-Kuzbari
$20.00

Khalil, Khalil Ahmad


Ma Kamal Jumblatt مع كمال جنبلط

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12473
Biographies-Political
"With Kamal Jumblatt"
$12.50

Jabr, Jamil / Al-Khuri, Bishara (Al Akhtal al-Saghir)


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Al-Akhtal al-Saghir الأخطل الصغير

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7275
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
"Al Akhtal al-Saghir - Silsilat: Ma Qall wa Dall". Abdullah Bishara al-Khuri (Beirut 1885-1968) (Al Akhtal al-Saghir), was a poet of passion. He was born in Beirut, where he founded the Telegraph newspaper in 1908, it was printed to 1933 when shut down by the French.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Al-Rihani, Amin a


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Amin al-Rihani أمين الريحاني

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10410
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Literature of Amin al-Rihani (1876-1940), and Lebanese-Arab-American writer and political activist, considered a founder of Arab-American literature.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Nakhle, Amin


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Amine Nakhle أمين نخلة

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10416
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Literature of Amin Nakhle (1901-1973), a prominent Lebanese literary figure.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Abu Shabaki, Elias


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Elias Abu Shabaki الياس أبو شبكة

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10409
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Writings of Elias Abu Shabaki (1903-1947), a leading Lebanese poet, also a journalist and literary critic, a leading figure of the Arabic nahda Movement. (Ilyas Abu Shabaka).
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Karam. Melhem Karam


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Karam Melhem Karam كرم ملحم كر

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7285
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Karam Melhem Karam (1932-2010) a renowned Lebanese journalist, writer, and novelist.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Mutran, Khalil


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Khalil Mutran خليل مطران

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10412
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Writings of Khalil Mutran (1872-1949), a noted Lebanese poet and journalist, also known as Sha'ir al-Qutrayn - the poet of the two countries. Born in Baalbek, he was a leading journalist in Egypt where he lived from 1892 to his death.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Taqi al-Din, Khalil


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Khalil Taqi al-Din خليل تقي الدين

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7294
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Khalil Taqi al-Din (1906-1987), the famous Lebanese writer and diplomat. He once advised his daughter to treat a book with love and care as though it were a loaf of bread. (Khalil Takieddine)
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Abbud, Marun


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Marun Abbud مارون عبود

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10415
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Marun Abbud (1886-1962), a Lebanese writer, journalist, poet, and literary critic who wrote with a sharp, witty style.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Ziyada, Mayy


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Mayy Ziyada مي زيادة

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10413
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Mayy Ziyada (1886-1941, the Lebanese-Palestinian poet, prose writer, translator and intellectual, a key figure in the Arabic Nahda Movement of literature. (May Ziade)
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Naima, Mikhail


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Ma Qall wa-Dall: Mikhail Naima ميخائيل نعيمة

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10417
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Mikhail Naima (1889-1988), the Lebanese poet and prose writer, a contemporary of Khalil Gibran.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Taqi al-Din, Sa'id


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Sa'id Taqi al-Din سعيد تقي الدين

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10414
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Sa'id Taqi al-Din (1904 - 1960), a Lebanese playwright, short-story writer, and essayist, whose writings are satirical in nature.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Labaki, Salah


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Salah Labaki صلاح لبكي

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7286
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Salah Labaki (1906-1955), born in Sao Paulo of Lebanese descent, a poet, prose writer, journalist and lawyer.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Al-Alayili, Shaykh Abdallah


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Shaykh Abdullah al-Alayili الشيخ عبد الله العلايلي

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10408
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Shaykh Abdullah al-Alayili, (1914-1996), a Lebanese Sunni-Muslim cleric, a prominent Lebanese thinker and advocate of social democracy.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Awwad, Tawfiq Yusuf


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Tawfiq Yusuf Awwad توفيق يوسف عواد

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10407
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Tawfiq Yusuf Awwad (1911-1989), a widely acclaimed Lebanese literary figure and a diplomat. His novel "Death in Beirut" has been translated into many languages.
$8.00

Jabr, Jamil / Fakhuri, Umar


Ma Qall wa-Dall: Umar Fakhuri عمر فاخوري

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10411
Biography - Literary Critique - Lebanon
Umar Fakhuri (1896-1946), Lebanese writer, journalist, critic and political activist, he called for a literature of realism.
$8.00

Albright, Madeline


Madeline Albright

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 13024
Subject :Biography / Memoir/ Politics
Madeline Albrights' memo to the president elect.
$15.00

Amin, Jalal


Madha Alamatni al-Hayat ? ماذا علمتني الحياة

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 14989
Autobiography - Egypt
"What Has Life Taught Me?" by Galal (Jalal) Amin(b. 1935), an Egyptian economist, professor, author, and commentator. This book is written in an engaging conversational style and includes a photo appendix. An interesting document of Amin's life, times, and contemplation.
$24.00

Akkad


Majmu'a al-Abqariyat al-islamiya

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 5468
Biography
Biography in the Arabic language.
$38.00

Thabit, Karim


Malik al-Nihaya Farooq ملك النهاية فاروق

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12030
Biography-Memoirs
"King of the End, Farooq as defined by the Memoirs of Kareem Thabit"
$15.00

Pelzer, Dave


Man Named Dave (Ar) حكاية رجل اسمه دايف

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 9729
Autobiography
Translated to Arabic, the third tale in David Pelzer's amazing autobiographical trilogy. The first two told of his experiences living as a victim of child abuse, this book talks about his experiences as an adult, trying to cope and survive.
$15.00

Fakkun, Abdul Karim


Manshur al-Hidayah fi Kashf منشور الهداية في كشف

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 847
Biographical Reference - Muslim Scholars
A biographical reference on Muslim scholars and others, by Abdul Karim al-Fakkun (d. 1073/1662).
$13.00

Khalil, Ahmed Khalil


Mawsu'at 'Alam al-Arab al-Mubdin fi al-Qarn al-'Ishrin 1/3 موسوعة أعلام العرب المبدعين في القرن العشرين

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15008
Bibliographical Encyclopedia
A three volume set, encyclopedia of important Arab authors and figures, by Ahmed Khalil Khalil.
$75.00

Qassab, Abdul Aziz


Memories-Abdul-Aziz Al-Qassab مذكرات عبد العزيز القصاب

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7169
Memoir
Memoirs by Abdul Aziz al-Qassab, in the Arabic language - can be read as an important part of contemporary Iraqi history.
$17.00

Mundy, Liza


Michelle ميسال اوباما

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11821
Biography
Michelle Obama A Biography By Liza Mundy
$15.00

Arida, Touma


Min Bab Touma Ila Bwaba Bliss من باب توما الى بوابة بلس

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12818
Biographies - Memoirs
"From Bab Touma to Bliss Gate: Happy Memoirs", an interesting book in which the author recalls the journey's through life.
$10.00

Tarifi, Yousef Atta


Mohammed Mehdi Jawahiri محمد مهدي الجواهري؛ حياته وشعره

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15022
Contemporary Arabic Poetry - Biography
"Mohammed Mehdi Jawahiri : His Life and Poetry". on the life and poetry of the Iraqi poet, Mohammed Mehdi Jawahiri (1899-1997), one of the most important modern Arab poets.
$28.00

Blair, Tony


Mudhakirat Tony Blair مذكرات طوني بلير

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12879
Memoirs - Biographies - Politics
"A Journey", Tony Blair's memoirs, translated to Arabic.
$38.00

Amin, Samir


Mudhakkarati: Madin li-Hirasat al-Mustaqbal

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 8155
Memoir
"My Memoirs". Samir Amin's memoirs provide a fascinating insight into the personal and political life of one of the twentieth century's leading radical intellectuals.
$16.00

Ali, Tahsin


Mudhakkirat Tahsin Ali, 1890-1970 مذكرات تحسين علي

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15004
Memoir - Iraq
Memoir of the respected Iraqi leader and general, Tahsin Ali.
$15.00

Saadawi, Nawal


Muzkrati fi Sejn al-Nisa مذكراتي في سجن النساء

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 4958
Memoirs
'Memoirs from the Women's Prison' by Egyptian Nawal Al Saadawi. In meticulous detail and understated language, Saadawi describes nightmarish experiences in a tomb-like women's cell with other political prisoners-both intellectuals and Islamic fundamentalists, when she was imprisoned in 1981.
$12.00

Sparks, Nicholas and Micah


N. Sparks - Three Weeks With My Brother ثلاثة أسابيع مع أخي

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 6696
Memoir
A collaboration between brothers, a journal of their travels to exotic places, with personal memories brought to the present by the many sights they see. By Nicholas and Micah Sparks.
$17.95

Bahrani, Ihsan Raouf


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Nabadat al-Dhakirah نبضات الذاكرة

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12605
Memoir - Iraqi (political and historical)
"Impulses of Memory" a memoir by Iraqi Doctor Ihsan Raouf Al Bahrani. The doctor, who practiced medicine of the heart over half a century in Iraq, includes in this memoir changes and experiences from the last century monarchy, through and beyond the fall of the regime in 2003. Very good read reveal the many social and political changes through the years.
$20.00

Kannas, Muhammad


Nafahaat Atira fi Seerat

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 6429
Biography
A well done work on the companion of the Prophet's Seera. A good biography on the Sahaba for those who want to be acquainted with them, by Muhammad Kannas
$13.00

Tarifi, Yusuf Atalla


Nazak al-Malaika نازك الملائكة

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12896
Biographies - Contemporary Poetry - Iraq
"Nazak al-Malaika: Her Life and Poetry" on Nazik Al-Malaika (1923-2007), the influential contemporary Iraqi poet, also known as the first Arabic poet to use free verse.
$28.00

Darwish, Abd al-Fatah


Nizar Qabbani : Hayatuhu wa Sha'irah نزار قباني : حياته وشعره

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15018
Contemporary Arabic Poetry
"Nizar Qabbani : His Life and Poetry".
$28.00

Yousef, Faruq


Nothing & Nobody لا شيء لا أحد.. يوميات في الشمال الأوروبي

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7015
Memoir
A Diary of an Arab in Northern Europe. This award-winning book was written by Faruq Yusuf, an Iraqi resident in Sweden.
$9.00

Firstbrook, Peter


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Obama ال اوباما

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12876
Biographies
Translated to Arabic, "The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family", by Peter Firstbrook. A fascinating and interesting look at the African branch of the Obama family, revealing also African history through the years.
$15.00

Ahmed, Soussi,


On My Way to Islam (Ar) في طريقي إلى الإسلام

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7180
Islamic - Memoir
A quest to discover the truth, a memoir by Ahmad Soussi, an Iraqi Jew who converted to Islam.
$14.00

Markaz al-Dirasat wa-al-Tarjamah


On/Off-Barack Hussein Obama باراك حسين اوباما

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15303
Political Biography and Study
"Barack Hussein Obama : Black in the White House". This book contains a biography of Obama from birth to becoming President of the US, with analysis of the hopes surrounding his elections, and of political and philosophical views. By The Center for Studies and Translation, with supervision of Professor Abdel Halim Hammoud.
$8.00

Salem, Latifa Muhammad


Orabi wa Rafiq fi Janat Adam عرابي و رفاق في جنة ادم

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11987
Studies-Biographies-Political History-Egypt
"Orabi and His Coleagues in the Committee of Adam A Documentary Study 1883-1901". An interesting and vivid account of Ahmed Orabi and his companions, exiled to the Island of Ceylon (called "The Adam", now Sri Lanka), under British occupation, after their rebellion against the Egyptian rulers and occupiers.
$10.00

Sasson, Jean


Princess Sultana's Daughters بنات سمؤ الاميرة

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Softcover | English | Product Code: 12851
Biographies - Memoirs
The sequel to Jean Sasson's "Princess". The true story of a privileged women's life in Saudi Arabia, who struggles with the inequality of genders in the Kingdom. This book focuses on Princess Sultana's daughters and their attempts to deal and change the country's repressive laws against women.
$15.00

Durant, Will


Qisat al-Falsafa قصة الفلسفة

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 14972
Philosophy - History
"The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers" by Will Durant, Translated to Arabic by Fatah Allah Mohammad al-Mushamaa. The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.
$18.00

Hoss, Salim


Qitaf min al-Tajarab قطاف من التجارب

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12874
Biographies - Arabic - Lebanese Politics
Autobiography in Arabic by Salim al-Hoss (b.1929), a veteran Lebanese politician and former Prime Minister.
$12.00

Mesbahi, Hassouna


Rihla Fi Zaman Borqibah رحلة في زمن بورقيبة

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15210
Biography - Tunisian Political History
"A Trip in the time of Bourquiba" A political biography that discusses important events in the Republic of Tunisia from the late 19th century to the end of the Bourguiba era in the twentieth century. Written by Tunisian Hassouna Mesbahi.
$12.00

Marjeh, Dr. Mouaffaq Bany


Sahwat al-Rajul al-Marid aw al-Sultan Abd al-Hamid al-Thani wa-al-Khilafah al-Islamiya

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10263
Islamic History - Biography
A comprehensive study of Sultan Abdul Hameed II and the Islamic Caliphate.
$20.00

Adnan, Ahmad


Sajin 32, Ahlam Muhammad الـسـجـيـن 32، أحـلام مـحـمـد

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15098
Autobiography
"Prisoner 32; dreams Mohammed Said had that were Good and Harmful" Autobiography written by a Saudi Arabian author, Ahmad Adnan
$30.00

Nasrallah, Shekri


Sanawat al-Tayeba السنوات الطيبة

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10709
Diary - Lebanon
'The good years - Unknown Pages from the days of exile in Paris', by Shekri Nasrallah. A Diary.
$15.00

Husni, Husayn


Sanawat Maa al-Malik Faruq

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 9458
Biography
Written by his personal secretary, Husayn Husni, this book covers the years of King Faruq, with treasureful insights and history which are only known to very few.
$14.00

Sayigh, Yusif


Seera Ghair Maktamla سيرة غير مكتملة

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12028
Biography-Memoirs
"Incomplete Biography", by Yusif Sayigh.
$20.00

Basy, Sanaa


Seera Habayib سيرة الحبايب

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11892
Biography
55 personalities from the heart of Egypt
$32.00

Samarr'ai, Niran


Shahidtu Ikhtitaf Watan شهدت اختطاف وطن

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 14965
Correspondence - Iraq - Memoir
"Witnessing a Homeland Abduction", a testament to events the author witnessed in Baghdad in the 2004-20087 I lived in Baghdad in the 2004 -2007 period.
$15.00

Karim, Najim Abdel


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Shakhsiyat Araftuha Vol. 1 شخصيات عرفتها

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15186
Biography - Arab Countires - Politics
"Personalities I Have Known and Interviewed: Discussion in Thought, Politics, and Art" Part one of two books written by Najm Abdel Karim on many interviews he has done during his career
$16.00

Karim, Najim Abdel


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Shakhsiyat Araftuha Vol. 2 شخصيات عرفتها

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15187
Biography - Arab Countires – Politics
"Personalities I Have Known and Interviewed: Discussion in Thought, Politics, and Art" Part two of two books written by Najm Abdel Karim on many interviews he has done during his career
$16.00

Halwa, Khidr


Sharaa al-Kana'is شارع الكنائس

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12894
Memoirs - Biographies
"Street of Churches"
$10.00

Amri, Suad


Sharon wa Hamati شارون وحماتي - مذكرات رام الله

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 7431
Memoir
Sharon and Hamati - Memoranda of Ramallah' stories told from the aspect of the 2002 daily Israeli invasion of Ramallah, about heroic acts, neighbors, absurdity of everyday life, and barriers and obstructions., by Suad al-Amri.
$10.00

Sallabi, Ali Muhammad


Shaykh al-Jalil Umar al-Mukhtar الشيخ الجليل عمر المختار

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15372
Umar Mukhtar - Libya History 1912-1951
Author and historian Ali Muhammad Muhammad Sallabi writes on "The Lion of the Desert", Shaykh al-Jalil Umar al-Mukhtar (1860?-1931), covering a history of Libya during the early 20th century and the Italian colonization. in 1912 Umar al-Mukhtar organized the resistance to Italian colonization of Libya, and led the resistance for nearly 20 years.
$7.00

Ibraheem


Siret Omr Ajhadahu al-Samt

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 6504
Memoir
Ibraheem's collection of short expositions on his experiences with various people.
$7.00

Farah, Caesar E.


Sultan Abdul Hamid al-Thani wa-al-Alam al-Islami السلطان عبد الحميد الثاني والعالم الإسلامي

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15414
Biography - Turkey - Sultan
Translation of "Abdulhamid II and the Muslim world" by Caesar E. Farah. A biography of Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks, 1842-1918, with history of the Turkish Empire and panislamism of his time.
$26.00
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Nazim, Muhammad


Sultan Mahmud al-Ghazni

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 6798
Biography
"Sultan Mahmud Ghazni, His Life and Era" (971-1030 CE) - A historical biography of the first ruler to carry the title Sultan, in the Arabic language, by Muhammad Nazim.
$15.00

Sulami, Muhammad ibn al-Husayn


Tabaqat al-Sufiyah طـبـقـات الـصـوفـيـة

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 15089
Sufi Literature, Women in Islam, Biography of Muslim Scholar
Biography and Sufi Literature about Woman in Islam written by Muhammad Ibn al-Husayn Sulami
$28.00

Qalaji, Qudri


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Thamana Abtal Min al-Arab ثمانية من ابطال العرلاب

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11704
Biographies-History
This book takes a look at the lives of eight different heroes of the Arab world.
$14.00

Reda, Muhammad


Uthman Ibn Affan عثمان بن عفان

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Hardcover | Arabic | Product Code: 10275
Islam - Biography - Early Muslims
Biography of the the third Caliph of Islam, Uthman Ibn Affan, by Muhammad Reda.
$12.00

Aris, Ibrahim


Yusuf Shahine يوسف شاهين نظرة الطفل وقبضة المتمرد

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 11817
Biography-Art
"Yusuf Shahine: A Look At The Child And The Hands Of A Rebel", this book provides the first comprehensive analysis creative work of film maker Yusuf Shahin.
$18.00

Idris, Suhail


Zakriat al-Adab wa-al-Hub ذكريات الأدب و الحب

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 4994
Autobiography - Lebanon
Memories of Love and Literature' - autobiography by the Lebanese writer Suhail Idris.
$8.00

Nusseibeh, Hazem


Zikriyat Muqadisiya ذكريات مقدسية

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Softcover | Arabic | Product Code: 12403
Memoirs-Palestine
"Jerusalemites: A Living Memory"
$25.00

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