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Hero of war and peace or traitor to the Arabs and their cause? The devout president or the enemy of Islamists? The president who liberated Sinai or the one who celebrated a symbolic return of the 1967 territories? The hero of the 1973 war...

Following the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1928, the terms "political Islamic movements" and "political Islam" entered the lexicon of political life from Lahore to Cairo. Within two decades, the focus shifted to a "political ideology"...

From the modern era, specifically during the eighteenth hour with Air Force Commander Samir Geagea, and some research conducted to follow his personal story and define the political and historical context in which it unfolded, Iman Nada Anid has compiled fragments of "The Doctor"...

Lebanon: The Shaky Entity Mohsen Dalloul - Youssef Mortada   Lebanon: The Shaky Entity - The dire reality experienced by Lebanese citizens, coupled with serious dramatic developments in the Middle East that suggest the possibility of a "New Middle East," especially with the expanding...

Skin in the Game Nassim Nicholas Taleb     Skin in the Game is the final book in the "Incerto" series, which deals with topics of rationality, skepticism, statistics, economics, information, risk, and ethics. However, it is also his most practical work, as he...

Becoming Michelle Obama     "The South Side of Chicago was Michelle Robinson’s world during her childhood. There, she shared a bedroom with her brother Craig in their parents’ apartment and played in the public park. There, her parents, Fraser and Marian Robinson, raised...

Did my mother foresee her own death the day she wrote my name in red? Did she want to die so that children would be free of death? Did she want to run to what awaited her, to know the truth: where would we...

The Almighty Creator bestowed upon him a diverse and distinguished body, capable of showcasing his creative talent and rare voice. Relying on his own efforts, he forged his path to glory, overcoming numerous obstacles on the way to the top. He reached it alone,...

Whoever heard Lucrezia play Santiago Peralbo's clock in San Sebastián, nothing remained but his music. She dreamed of Lisbon, yet went to Berlin nonetheless. For three years, Peralbo waited for her, living to receive the letters he sent. She longed to return from Geneva,...

At Beirut Airport, "lost" suitcases are searched for, and their owners are contacted to come and claim them. However, the names never come forward, leaving behind what are called "orphans." The staff's efforts to locate the suitcases failed to find their owners... until Ihab...

A Sunny Day on the Bench Mazen Maarouf     A single book where the memory of war converges with its present and future. The protagonists of the stories are children, yet they think like adults. Each story in the collection can be read...

How polite is the waiter at that restaurant I've frequented weekly for dinner for the past three years! Since my marriage, it's been our go-to spot, my wife's and mine. As soon as he sees us approaching, he leads us to our table, pulls...

What if we unraveled the myth? What if we looked back at those who starved, oppressed, and violated their people, and stormed their rooms where they plotted and ordered? There, where they take off their uniforms and medals, revealing their superstitions, follies, and hidden...

This is the story of a neighbor who can't sleep because his neighbor didn't close his balcony curtains on a stormy night. It's also the story of Karen, who filled the void of her fifties with a Chesterfield sofa, and on which she quickly...

He claimed that late in life, after the poisoning deaths of his two dogs, the secession of the South from the fourth capital, the trauma of the bombing of the two Buddha statues in Bamiyan—the target—and the removal of two internal organs (an appendix...

A joyful gleam spread through her brow, her gait, her cheek, and the shape of her lips, which touched without closing. It was a joy that might take flight if she so desired, when the opportunity arose—a playful, merriment-filled moment, or perhaps the beginning...

In the 14th century, Yaqub becomes Chief Justice of the evil Mansa kingdom, but he remains an enigmatic elder. He awakens to his former self when love comes to him, and he comes to kill it, after a grueling journey, tested in spectacular fashion,...

Winter in Sokcho Elisa Shua Dusapin     "Winter in Sokcho — a forgotten place between the two Koreas. A girl whose life was given to her by a father she doesn't know and who didn't give her his name. He, who belongs to...

From childhood, Shams El-Din's journey toward his identity begins. His spirit grows unnoticed by his rebellious body, leaving his name behind and crossing from Sudan to the other side of the Nile. There, he becomes a woman named Shams. Shams's new life begins in...

The End of the Desert Saïd Khatibi   The End of the Desert — One autumn day in 1988, Zakia Zaghouani found a body in the outskirts of the desert, beginning the search for the story of her death. As they investigate those involved...

Neither of them knows the other: Hadeel, whose work is exhibited in a Paris gallery, and Louise, whose paintings he displays there. Between them is him. And with him, his grandfather's stories about the 1948 agreements and Tarshihata. Louise attracted him, though he believes...

Simone deceived Hamid. Hamid was the right-hand man of the father of the factory owner. And her father was none other than Shakib Khattar, one of the faces of the Observatory. This abduction came at a delicate time, as Shakib was deeply preoccupied with...

The Country Akl Awit In this long poem, the voice rises above the flag, and the flag rises above the tragedy. In a book laden with rhetoric, containing French translations of the texts, the poet declares his stance against the stagnation afflicting Lebanon, calling...

A valuable and enjoyable book, both satirical and serious, about Palestine, in which the author recounts the stories of people he encountered, both inside and outside the walls of the Forensic Medicine Hospital adjacent to the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, blending reality with...

Those Places Mahmoud Shukair     Each of us has their own story. And stories themselves have stories. Our movements are connected to the considerations of time and place, to the historical moment, and to the freedom or lack thereof available at the time....

This is not Mahmoud Asher's first novel about Palestine, nor will it be his last. The Palestinian writer never tires of delving into memory, of exploring the corridors of the Nakba's history, and of humanizing it. He recounts the customs and daily lives of...

Strangers we meet. But behind our faces, untouched by familiarity, a secret thread binds our lives, flowing between us like a mysterious current. A rope that tightens its terrifying grip around our necks. The past doesn't leave like a deeply buried guest. There's still...

Frédéric Chopin is not the protagonist of this novel, but he is its very soul, appearing as a fleeting presence among others. Joseph, the Jew spared by Nazi death in Poland, inhabits Chopin's house, and Chopin inhabits his soul. Later, this Jew will abandon...

Then He Vanished Rosie Walsh     "Seven days of life... then he vanished. 'It's like I've known you for a thousand years,' he tells her. 'It's like I've lived my whole life waiting for you,' she says. In an instant, love creates an...

A Woman Like Her Marc Levy     How far apart are two lovers? Two continents, two cultures, eight floors? Yet, that was the beginning: a delightful encounter, a strange coincidence, and developments that accelerated to the rhythm of events centered around an old...

Lethal White Robert Galbraith "Lethal White is a thrilling suspense novel and the fourth book in the Strike series, following the journey of the famous detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott, as they uncover a murder that their client claims to have...

Career of Evil Robert Galbraith   It arrives mysteriously and equally mysteriously to Robin Ellacott. But she is soon stunned by a whole section of the content: a severed, exquisite female leg! As for the private investigator and her boss, Cormoran Strike, he does...

The Silkworm Robert Galbraith   Owen Quine, a writer, disappears overnight under mysterious circumstances. In her desperation, his wife turns to private detective Cormoran Strike for help. However, as Strike investigates, he realizes that the writer's disappearance is not a fleeting whim and he...

"A famous celebrity was killed after falling from her store, having agreed to a suicide bombing." That was the headline in the local shops that frosty morning. "The victim allegedly had a history of mental illness, but the scenario didn't convince Yakha, so he...

London, November 1890. When Edmund Carsters, one of the most famous art dealers, felt his life was in danger, it was only natural for him to seek the help of Sherlock Holmes. Faced with the lack of evidence, they were forced to suspend their...

The Chain Adrian McKinty     Like any parent on any given morning, Rachel Klein dropped her daughter off at the bus stop and went about her day. But a call from an unknown number on her cell phone changed everything. The caller was...

No, he wasn't kidnapping me. And he'll tell you why. Let me introduce myself first: My name is Frederick Chase, Detective at the innovative Pinkerton Agency. My mission? To find all of Prince Defreux and put a stop to the activities of that criminal...

A mysterious silence envelops the tranquil beach at the foot of the cliff. A stillness disturbed only by glimpses of a bygone era and the voices of spirits lost for centuries. Minley sees and hears them, or so she believes. Is she still reeling...

Ronald Thompson knows perfectly well that he didn't kill Nina Peterson, but everyone around him is convinced otherwise. After all, he will be executed. Only an admission of guilt will appease Steve, the husband of a player, and calm the anguish of Nell, her...

For those who read between the lines, the profile pages of a New York magazine might hold the threat of death. And why not, if the killer is a seasoned assassin with a penchant for dancing with his victims? In that crazy city, anything...

Between the quiet days in the apartment complex and the abrupt transition to the bustling city, crime is discussed. This novel returns to New York and continues in that vein, but it also offers glimpses into life during the war. In this classic Lebanese...

His face came to me, black and blurred, with only a sharp stare and a knife scar etched on his cheek. Damn that knife! Is it still there, embedded in my memory? And my hand? Don't they still tremble whenever I recall the moment...

Love is fertile ground for confusion, misfortune, and obscurity. In that vast, deadly space, some clear stories are cut short before they can take root, others are denied a dignified ending, and still others tend to defy categorization. Betrayed lovers swallow their bitterness helplessly....

We are all grieving, men and women alike. Bereavement makes no distinction between men and women, but there is a grief that passes by unnoticed, forgotten in the hustle and bustle of our lives, and there is a grief that clings to the walls...

Her authentic experience, spanning three generations of women, is contained within a single volume, all grappling with bipolar disorder and depression. Each woman has lived a turbulent life, oscillating between the roles of hero and victim. Despite its somber subject matter, the author delves...

Can we escape the grip of the homelands that dwell within us and pursue us for our guests? From those educated cells we inherit with all their burdens? How do we cast off the shackles of subservience to traditions deeply rooted in time? Sarah...

Happy Yemen is no longer happy. But the stagnant waters have stirred, even if they have become whirlpools. Films have awakened after a long slumber, regaining their fervent spirit, and others have been released, pulsating with a joy that once again stirs me in...

Pain has its threshold. Madness has its threshold. Love and homelands have their thresholds. And happiness is playful. Don't Egyptians believe in "changing the threshold" to rid themselves of bad luck and misery? The threshold... vast is that which separates two worlds, and the...

This novel is about the moles who live among us, each in their own burrow of affliction. The girl wronged by her family, deceived by her lover, and rejected by her society. Her daughter, the fruit of that cursed love. The young man who...

The face of absence is ugly. Margaret is gone, leaving only a photograph. Illness took her one morning, and she never returned. Faced with the tragedy of departure, all that remains is a wall against which to bang your head until it bleeds. You...