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Swalif: Qatari Art between Memory and Modernity

Swalif: Qatari Art Between Memory and Modernity catalogues an exhibition of artworks from the collection of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, illustrating the development of the visual arts in Qatar from the early 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century.

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The Art of Forgetting

The Art of Forgetting is an elegant and warm-hearted meditation on love, damage, survival and restoration from an exhilarating stylist. As the title suggests, The Art of Forgetting offers women advice on how to move beyond the destructive men in their lives and onto a better and more fulfilling existence. Full of wit and warmth, from an author who speaks from her heart and head at one and the same time

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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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Vertigo

Ahmed, a society photographer in a celebrated Cairo nightclub, witnesses a friend horrifically killed in a fight between young business rivals.

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Utopia

A grim futuristic account of Egyptian society in the year 2023, Utopia takes readers on a chilling journey beyond the gated communities of the North Coast where the wealthy are insulated from the bleakness of life outside the walls.

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Taxi

Taxi consists of ﬁfty-eight ﬁctional monologues with Cairo taxi drivers that have been recreated from the author’s own experience. A bestselling modern masterpiece set in the author’s home country of Egypt, taking the reader on a roller-coaster of emotions as bumpy and noisy as the city’s potholed and chaotic streets. Described as an urban sociology, an ethnography, a classic of oral history – and a work of poetry in motion – it tells Herculean tales of the struggle for survival and dignity among Greater Cairo’s 80,000 cab drivers.

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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.

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Tweets From Tahrir

January 25, 2011 marks a turning point in Egypt's history which saw a popular uprising topple the thirty-year incumbent regime in just eighteen days. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets, with Tahrir Square as the epicenter of the revolution. The Twitter posts of the activists who brought heady days of revolution to Egypt in early 2011 paint an exhilarating picture of an uprising in real-time. This book brings together a selection of key tweets in a compelling, fast-paced narrative, allowing the story of the uprising to be told directly by the people who made it.

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The Age of Deception: Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times

When, in 1997, the International Atomic Energy Agency unanimously elected Mohamed ElBaradei as its next Director General, few observers could have forecast the dramatic role he would play over the next 12 years. Certainly, the stage onto which Dr. ElBaradei stepped – featuring Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, Kim Jong-Il’s North Korea, Muammar al-Gaddafi’s Libya, and the Islamic Republic of Iran – gave ample opportunity for high-stakes and high-profile decision-making.

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Hamda and Fisaikra

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. Available in Arabic and English editions, this is a perfect book for all parents and educators looking for children’s books on the culture of the Arabian Gulf.

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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. Will he ever find someone to talk to? Someone just like him? With a subtle and witty interplay between words and illustrations, this introduction to colours and shapes is sure to delight both kids and parents alike.

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