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Can’t You Read English?
In October 1988 Naguib Mahfouz, an Egyptian writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature. When I first heard the news I was ecstatic. “Finally. I told my husband. Now the rest of the world will know him and read his … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, aim, Arab world, book, books, British, civil war, curriculum, Dubai, e-book, English, high school, home, horror, husband, Ivan Turgenev, journalist, literature, married, Mathematics, memories, Middle East, Naguib Mahfouz, name, news, newspaper, October, people, recognition, road, school, spelling, teacher, translation, tv, twin towers, ugly, welcome, world
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A Shattered Society
In the comfort and quiet of my sitting room in Montreal I watch the late night news about the riots in UK. I watch as hooded youths burn and thrash the streets of London. I watch images of shops and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon UK, Beirut, book, books, cars, children, city, civil war, country, death, e-book, Edward Said, Ernest Hemingway, Europe, fear, happiness, history, journalist, London, loneliness, magazine, Mahmoud Darwish, memory, Middle East, neighborhood, news, newspapers, politics, radio, religion, riots, society, The Lost I, time, tv, UK, women, youth
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Rendezvous With William Saroyan
“Well for God’s sake, what’s that lousy Armenian son of a bitch doing here?” stated Ernest Hemingway. The more I tried to hush him, the worse it got. Finally Saroyan’s companion… began to come back at Ernest. I am not … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Award, Amazon, Amazon UK, Anjar, Armenian, author, bestseller, book, books, change, drama, e-book, English, Ernest Hemingway, high school, humans, innovation, journalist, Lebanon, library, life, Mark twain, news, Nobel prize, notebook, novel, Paris, play, publisher, Pulitzer Prize, read, reader, short story, story, theme, William Saroyan, writer, writing, young
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Rendezvous With Robert Fisk
In December 10 2005, Robert Fisk was in Dubai for the signing of his book ‘The Great War For Civilization’ in the Jashanmal bookstore in Emirates Mall, the mall with the indoor ski slopes. I didn’t want to miss him … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon UK, Anjar, Armenian, audience, Beirut, bestseller, book, books, bookstore, children, civil war, Civilization, December, Dubai, e-book, home, honesty, husband, independent, indoor, journalist, kids, McGill, Middle East, news, notebook, opinion, Paulo Coelho, publisher, read, reader, reading, Robert Fisk, story, style, University, war, young
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Am I Missing Something?
I was born and raised in Lebanon and lived much of my life in Dubai. In 2006, when we moved to Canada, I vowed that I was not going to listen or watch news about the Middle East because it … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Camus, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Amazon, Amazon UK, books, Canada, children, Dubai, e-book, education, Egypt, English, experience, family, father, French, journalist, language, Lebanon, Libya, life, literature, Middle East, Montreal, mother, Norman Mailer, opportunities, parents, Quebec, quotes, reader, reading, school, school boards, signs, story, teenagers, world, writing
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Have You Ever?
Have you ever experienced a moment when a simple yes or no would have made a difference in your life and yet for some unknown reason you have not been able to say it? And that single word has cost … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon UK, book, books, children, death, dream, e-book, editor, experience, family, father, journalist, Lebanon, library, life, literature, love, Middle East, Mitch Albom, mother, Nicolas Sparks, opportunities, Oscar Wilde, parents, promises, quotes, reader, reading, reporter, signs, story, teacher, tomorrow, Twitter, women, words, writer, writing
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Call Me Crazy
If I say I love books, I love to read, I wouldn’t be doing myself justice. What I have for books is more than love, more than passion. It started way back in my childhood. Both my parents loved to … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, American University of Beirut, April, Beirut, book, childhood, children, civil war, crazy, Dubai, experience, family, father, grandparents, Gustave Flaubert, handbag, heart, Honore de Balzac, horror, journalist, Lebanon, library, literature, Middle East, Montreal, mother, parents, publishers, reader, reading, reporter, shoes, signs, story, suffering, torture, women, writer, writing
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Is It Too Much To Ask?
Chance had it that I was born and raised in Lebanon, hence I am a Lebanese citizen and as such carry a Lebanese passport, even though I am Armenian by origin. Both my parents came to Lebanon as refugees from … Continue reading
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Tagged Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Amazon, April, Armenian, children, civil war, Ernest Hemingway, experience, family, father, genocide, grandparents, holocaust, horror, Ivory Coast, Jews, journalist, Lebanon, library, literature, Middle East, Montreal, mother, Nazi, publishers, quotes, reader, reading, refugees, reporter, Robert Fisk, signs, story, suffering, torture, Turkey, women, writer, writing
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Confusion
Dalia stepped inside and stood for a moment to look around. She spotted Shadi not far away from her. Oh no, not tonight she thought. She wanted to turn back but it was too late. He was already walking towards … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon UK, artist, book, Canada, chichikir, children, civil war, confusion, discount, dream, Dubai, e-book, editor, Exhibition, experience, family, journalist, Libya, literature, love, Middle East, Montreal, Museum, painting, promotion, publishers, quotes, reader, reading, reporter, signs, story, teacher, Twitter, uprising, women, writer, writing
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