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Skin We're In: Middle East
19 Varieties of Gazelle
by Naomi Shihab Nye
"What makes a man with a gun seem bigger
than a man with almonds..."
Beirut Blues: a Novel
by Hanan al-Shaykh
Through a series of unsent letters, the narrator tells the story of how her home has been destroyed by war. (Lebanon)
Figs and Fate
by Elsa Marston
Teens tell their own stories of their homes, families and friends. (Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, a Palestinian refugee camp and Iraq)
Habibi
by Naomi Shibab Nye
An Arab American family that moves from St. Louis to a town between Jerusalem and Palestine faces many changes, including the tensions between Jews and Palestinians.
Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
"...I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night." (Afghanistan) One More River by Lynne Reid Banks
The Space Between our Footsteps
by selected by Naomi Shihab Nye
Over 100 poets and artists from 19 different Middle Eastern countries share their innermost feelings about place, family, war, peace, adulthood, home, and love.
Thura's Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq
by Thura Al-Windawi
"These are the last hours before the bombing, and everything is chcanging fast. My friends are all staying home. All the shops and streets are empty. The windows are bricked up. The government ministries are empty. We are waiting." |
