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Author : Hālah Badrī
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014
Rain Over Baghdad written by Hālah Badrī and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Fiction categories.
What was it like to live in Iraq before the earth-shaking events of the end of the twentieth century? The mid-seventies to the late eighties witnessed Saddam Hussein's rise to power, the establishment of Kurdish autonomy in the north, and the Iraq-Iran war. It also brought an influx of oil wealth and a parallel influx of Arab talent, including many Egyptians. The narrator has a behind-the-scenes view of what was really happening at a critical juncture in the history of the region. Moreover, she has a mystery to solve: an Iraqi woman, a communist journalist, has disappeared...
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Author : Hala El Badry
language : en
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2014-03-01
Rain Over Baghdad written by Hala El Badry and has been published by American University in Cairo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-01 with Fiction categories.
What was it like to live in Iraq before the earth-shaking events of the end of the twentieth century? The mid seventies to the late eighties witnessed Saddam Hussein's rise to power, the establishment of Kurdish autonomy in the north, and the Iraq-Iran war. It also brought an influx of oil wealth, following the 1973 war and the spike in oil prices, and a parallel influx of Arab talent, including many Egyptians, as the Egyptian left became disenchanted with Sadat. The massive migration also extended to workers and peasants, some of whom created an entire Egyptian village just outside Baghdad. We witness all of this and more through the eyes of an Egyptian woman married to an engineer working in Iraq. The narrator, who works for an Egyptian magazine's bureau in the Iraqi capital, has a behind-the-scenes view of what was really happening at a critical juncture in the history of the region. Moreover, she has a mystery to solve: an Iraqi woman from the marshes in the south of Iraq, who is also a communist journalist, has disappeared, and as the mystery unfolds we learn of her love for an older Egyptian Marxist journalist. This is Iraq before and beyond Saddam, Iraq as the Arabs knew it, in the lives of interesting people living in a vibrant country before the attempted annexation of Kuwait and the American invasion. This is the Iraq that was
Contemporary Plays From Iraq
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Author : A. Al-Azraki
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-01-12
Contemporary Plays From Iraq written by A. Al-Azraki and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-12 with Performing Arts categories.
Contemporary Plays from Iraq is a ground-breaking collection of Middle Eastern drama translated into English for the very first time. With works from both established and emerging male and female playwrights, written in country and in exile, this volume offers current Iraqi perspectives on a war and occupation that have significantly impacted the Middle East and the rest of the world. Dealing exclusively with contemporary plays originating from Iraq, this anthology gives under-studied Arabic political theatre the attention it deserves and provides a general introduction that sets the plays within their cultural and historical contexts. The plays are preceded by introductions from the playwrights themselves, further enriching each piece for the enjoyment and understanding of the reader. The volume is introduced and translated by James Al-Shamma, Assistant Professor at Belmont University, US, and A. Al-Azraki, an Iraqi playwright.
A Stranger In Baghdad
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Author : Elizabeth Loudon
language : en
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2023-05-16
A Stranger In Baghdad written by Elizabeth Loudon and has been published by American University in Cairo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-16 with Fiction categories.
LONGLISTED FOR THE BRIDPORT NOVEL AWARD In beautifully rendered prose, a mother and a daughter struggle as outsiders in Baghdad and London in this intergenerational drama set against a background of political tension and intrigue “Who would be charmed by tales of life in the beautiful old house on the banks of the Tigris—looted now no doubt, its shutters torn and the courtyard strewn with mattresses?” One night in 2003, Anglo-Iraqi psychiatrist Mona Haddad has a surprise visitor to her London office, an old acquaintance Duncan Claybourne. But why has he come? Will his confession finally lay bare what happened to her family before they escaped Iraq? Their stories begin in 1937, when Mona’s mother Diane, a lively Englishwoman newly married to Ibrahim, an ambitious Iraqi doctor, meets Duncan by chance. Diane is working as a nanny for the Iraqi royal family. Duncan is a young British Embassy officer in Baghdad. When the king dies in a mysterious accident, Ibrahim and his family suspect Diane of colluding with Duncan and the British. Summoning up the vanished world of mid-twentieth-century Baghdad, Elizabeth Loudon’s richly evocative story of one family calls into question British attitudes and policies in Iraq and offers up a penetrating reflection on cross-cultural marriage and the lives of women caught between different worlds.
The Last Tango In Baghdad
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Author : Albert Khabbaza
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2010-04-01
The Last Tango In Baghdad written by Albert Khabbaza and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Last Tango in Baghdad is an inspirational memoir depicting a painstakingly true tale of a fascinating life lived in turbulent times and countries of the Middle East. This story, so reminiscent of the experiences of Jews in the past, is extraordinary. Readers are delighted by the humorous and saddened by the terrible injustices Dr. Khabbaza encountered throughout his life. Providing some background and an understanding of the culture, the author examines the political facts and reveals in detail the events that shaped his life. Reading this book will inspire you and entertain you as well. It is highly recommended for all non-specialist general readers for its revealing content and valuable insight.
Iraq 100
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Author : Hassan Blasim
language : en
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date : 2017-09-12
Iraq 100 written by Hassan Blasim and has been published by Tor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-12 with Fiction categories.
One of NPR's Best Books of 2017! A groundbreaking anthology of science fiction from Iraq that will challenge your perception of what it means to be “The Other” “History is a hostage, but it will bite through the gag you tie around its mouth, bite through and still be heard.”—Operation Daniel In a calm and serene world, one has the luxury of imagining what the future might look like. Now try to imagine that future when your way of life has been devastated by forces beyond your control. Iraq + 100 poses a question to Iraqi writers (those who still live in that nation, and those who have joined the worldwide diaspora): What might your home country look like in the year 2103, a century after a disastrous foreign invasion? Using science fiction, allegory, and magical realism to challenge the perception of what it means to be “The Other”, this groundbreaking anthology edited by Hassan Blasim contains stories that are heartbreakingly surreal, and yet utterly recognizable to the human experience. Though born out of exhaustion, fear, and despair, these stories are also fueled by themes of love, family, and endurance, and woven through with a delicate thread of hope for the future. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Teachings Of A Perfect Master
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Author : Henry Bayman
language : en
Publisher: Anqa Publishing
Release Date : 2012
The Teachings Of A Perfect Master written by Henry Bayman and has been published by Anqa Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Music categories.
Collected in entirety for the very first time, this study reflects more than 25 years of close contact with the Sufi Masters of Central Anatolia, with most of that time spent in the presence of the peerless Sufi teacher, Mr. Ahmet Kayhan. Out of the author’s association with this personality has emerged this in-depth look at the famous and mysterious Oral Tradition of Sufism. Covered topics include the concepts of compassion and mercy, universality, ethics, faith, charity, destiny, death and the afterlife, and more. Combining the rigor of anthropology with the devotion of a disciple, this book faithfully lays bare the comprehensive teachings of the man who may be the Sufi Saint of the Age.
The Politics Of Migration In Modern Egypt
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Author : Gerasimos Tsourapas
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-20
The Politics Of Migration In Modern Egypt written by Gerasimos Tsourapas and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-20 with History categories.
Examines how authoritarian regimes employ labour emigration in order to remain in power, both in Egypt and beyond.
Securing America S Interest In Iraq
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Securing America S Interest In Iraq written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
This Is Not A Copy
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Author : Kaja Marczewska
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2018-02-22
This Is Not A Copy written by Kaja Marczewska and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
In This Is Not a Copy, Kaja Marczewska identifies a characteristic 'copy-paste' tendency in contemporary culture-a shift in attitude that allows reproduction and plagiarizing to become a norm in cultural production. This inclination can be observed in literature and non-literary forms of writing at an unprecedented level, as experiments with text redefine the nature of creativity. Responding to these transformations, Marczewska argues that we must radically rethink our conceptions of artistic practice and proposes a move away from the familiar categories of copying and originality, creativity and plagiarism in favour of the notion of iteration. Developing the new concept of the Iterative Turn, This Is Not a Copy identifies and theorizes the turn toward ubiquitous iteration as a condition of text-based creative practices as they emerge in response to contemporary technologies. Conceiving of writing as iterative invites us to address a set of new, critical questions about contemporary culture. Combining discussion of literature, experimental and electronic writing, mainstream and independent publishing with debates in 20th- and 21st-century art, contemporary media culture, transforming technologies and copyright laws, This Is Not a Copy offers a timely and urgently needed argument, introducing a unique new perspective on practices that permeate our contemporary culture.