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Al Qursan
Set in the early nineteenth century, during one of the most important periods of history in the Arabian Gulf, this groundbreaking and exciting novel unfolds against the backdrop of the brutal struggle between the british Empire and the Wahabi tribes of the Gulf for control of the area.
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Ahmed, a society photographer in a celebrated Cairo nightclub, witnesses a friend horrifically killed in a fight between young business rivals. Forced to escape the scene of the crime and go into hiding, Ahmed is ensnared in a web of coverups and crimes whose perpetrators will stop at nothing to hide. In this sprawling political thriller, Ahmed is forced to confront ruthless players.
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A grim futuristic account of Egyptian society in the year 2023, Utopia takes readers on an action-packed journey that ventures beyond the gated communities that insulate the wealthy from the bleak realities of Egyptian life. A young man and a young girl break away from the idyllic bubble of affluence they know so well, to delve into the harsh realities of the impoverished Egyptians living right outside the fortified gates of their compounds.
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Ghadan Kif Kif
The residential Paradise projects are only a few Metro stops from central Paris, but it’s a different world. Doria’s father, the Beard, has headed back to Morocco, leaving Doria and her mother to cope. It seems that mektoub – their fate – has it in for them them but Doria will prove that the ‘projects’ are about more than rap, soccer and religious tension.
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Wazn Al Ruh
When Lounès is suspended from school a sequence of events changes his life. Innocently caught up in a heroin deal that turns ugly, the young man faces a media-fed storm of prejudice and protest. Writing with the tautness and tension of a thriller, Rachedi observes as his young hero inspires and unites otherwise isolated suburban residents, with surprising results.
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Al Ghumama Al Hamra
‘I come from a world where adolescence does not exist.’ At the age of fifteen, the narrator decides to leave his native Algeria and smuggle himself to France. For two years his determination to succeed overcomes all barriers, until he is confronted by the greatest challenge of all. One morning a ‘red veil’ falls over his eyes.
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A tomboy at heart, driven by adventure and a desire to understand what her less privileged compatriots go through, architect and university professor Suad Amiry disguises herself as a man and crosses the Israeli border illegally to seek work in the Israeli town of Petah Tikva.
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Alaysa al-Sobho Beqareeb
This collection of lively political satires and essays represents some of Bilal Fadl’s most important work in the three years leading up to the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Bilal Fadl was one of the very few critical voices writing in the Egyptian press under the regime of Hosni Mubarak, when most of the press and media were censored and opposition newspapers shut down. These articles provide an invaluable insight into the final, decadent and extreme years of Mubarak’s rule. Volume 1 covers the background from 2008 to 2010.
More InfoKhamsoon fi dairat Al Dou: Kunooz Maknoona
Written by the Museum’s own specialists and illustrated with beautiful general and close-up colour images, Unseen Treasures is a unique look at some of the most exquisite masterpieces of the Islamic art world that have never before been exhibited or published by the Museum.
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Al Asr Al Thahabi Lil Fan Al Hollandi: Rawae Mn Mathaf Al Rijks
The seventeenth century was one of the most spectacular periods in Dutch history. This so-called Golden Age – which lasted only five decades − produced many of the world’s most beloved artists.
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Al Tameema
An action-packed adventure that takes readers on a thrilling journey through time, Al Tameema, or talisman, is a story about a mystery that dates back millions of years, but which is only just starting to be unravelled now.
Heenama Kan Lil Shawaria Asmaa
When 13-year-old Hayaat’s grandmother falls gravely ill, she knows that there’s only one thing to do. She vows to bring back a handful of soil from Setti Zeinab’s ancestral home in occupied Jerusalem, where her grandmother yearns to return to.
Maktabat Al Timsah Al Anani
This much loved and sensationally snappy picture book character is brought to life in this delightful small board book library collection of six books.
Al Herba Al Hazeen
He can turn himself into anything and appears to fit in anywhere, but it seems that neither the yellow banana nor the spotty ball want to be his friends.
Ana wa Qirdi
A cheeky little girl and her toy monkey swing through the pages of this gorgeously playful book.
Ayna Ummi?
A little monkey has lost his mother! With the help of a friendly butterfly, the little monkey searches the jungle for her.
Ifridi
Supposing you woke up and the house was on fire and there was a big black hole in the floor beside your bed and you fell in and a spider fell in on top of you...
Hamda wa Fisiakra
The Cinderella story is known across the world in many versions. The tale of Hamda, or the Gulf Cinderella, takes place at the edge of the sea, where the magical Fisaikra fish comes to the rescue of poor Hamda, and brings her together with a charming prince.
Azizi Max
Nine-year-old Max, an only child who lives with his widowed mother, writes to his favourite author, D. J. Lucas. The two begin a correspondence of short, mostly humorous letters and postcards, sharing personal experiences and suggestions about writing (Max wants to become an author, while D. J. Lucas is agonizing over her latest book).
Kanghouri Al Habeeb
Blue Kangaroo is Lily’s favourite toy, but as Lily is given more and more other soft toys, the kangaroo begin to feel unwanted. When Lily finally notices this she is prepared to give all her other toys away. Blue Kangaroo is too special to lose!
Ailat Haikal
The first in the Funnybones series, this light-hearted and educational book introduces an endearing family of skeletons that includes a big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton. One night they decide to find someone to frighten, but everyone seems to be asleep so they amuse themselves by scaring each other and messing around with the animal skeletons in the zoo.
Mahma Kan
Feeling grouchy and uncertain, a little fox asks his mother if she will love him no matter what happens. What if I’m a scary bear or a big green bug, he asks? The mother reassures him that she will always love him and that her love for him is greater than everything else. “Love, like starlight, never dies.”
Al Gharfoul
A rhyming tale about a cunning mouse. When a series of predators invite the mouse for dinner (and who will be served for dinner?) the mouse pretends he is on his way to meet the big scary Gruffalo.
Al Gharfoula Al Saghira
Based on the successful format of The Gruffalo, the story follows the inquisitive Gruffalo’s daughter as she goes in search of the Big Bad Mouse.
Al Timsah Al Anani
What do you do when a big angry crocodile tells you to stay away from his river? You stay well away! All the animals in the forest are frightened of the cranky crocodile and dare not go anywhere near him or the river until one day the whole forest is woken up by the sound of loud groaning.
Azeeza Wa Ghulam Al Qamar
The Moonchild is tired of seeing only white so he pops down to Earth in search of color. Disappointed to find a grey shadowy place, he meets Eliza who tells him that when the Sun rises, the Earth will shine with brilliant colors.
Al Swarikh Al Hamra WA Jili al Qus Quzah
A rainbow palette of a book about two friends, Nader and Sawsan, who take the reader on a mesmerizing tour of their favorite things – including cars, aliens, dinosaurs and jelly!
Al Intisar Ala Abi Derya
The pearl fleet has returned from another hard season at sea. The legendary guardian of the Sea Kingdom, Abu Derya, has inflicted a terrible defeat and many ships and sailors have been lost.
Fafa: Al Mawja Al Kabeera
Meet Fafa the turtle, Douka the lively ladybird, Moumou the bouncy frog and Outi the cuddly seal, in one of the first stories to be based on Al Jazeera Children’s Channel’s favourite TV characters.
Fafa: Al Bayda
Outi and Douka have found a ball to play with. But the ball is not what it seems.There’s something inside it!
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