Zurayk’s “War Diary: Lebanon 2006”: Get your free download!

ICYMI, u can get a *free* download of Rami Zurayk's poignant "War Diary: Lebanon 2006" here: https://t.co/GiKBglGYrt pic.twitter.com/wEJCAw0AEH

— Just World Books (@Justworldbooks) August 7, 2016

Review: An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

Wrote a feminist novel! http://t.co/434qwffhFH
— Rabih Alameddine (@rabihalameddine) November 15, 2014

Julie Kearney wrote a review of An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

Rosecrans Baldwin also did a review for NPR.

Read our interview w/ @rabihalameddine, whose novel, An Unnecessary Woman, is on shortlist for the Nat. Book Award http://t.co/zc68JE16GO
— The AAWW (@aaww) November 14, 2014

I have not yet read the book.

"A World Not Ours" by Mahdi Fleifel to Air on PBS's POV on August 18, 2014

August 18 - "A World Not Ours" by Mahdi Fleifel

A World Not Ours is a passionate, bittersweet account of one family's multi-generational experience living as permanent refugees. Now a Danish resident, director Mahdi Fleifel grew up in the Ain el-Helweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon, established in 1948 as a temporary refuge for exiled Palestinians. Today, the camp houses 70,000 people and is the hometown of generations of Palestinians. The filmmaker's childhood memories are surprisingly warm and humorous, a testament to the resilience of the community. Yet his yearly visits reveal the increasing desperation of family and friends who remain trapped in psychological as well as political limbo.

PBS Doc Series 'POV' Announces a 2014 Lineup That Kicks Off With 'When I Walk' | Indiewire http://t.co/syMahGvmQe @povdocs
— PBS (@PBS) March 13, 2014

You can also read (in Arabic) a review by Mahmuud Umar in Al-Mudun dated February 25, 2014.

محمود عمر في #المدن عن الوثائقي الفلسطيني #عالم_ليس_لنا http://www.almodon.com/culture/3e899c70-ebba-4f58-9f65-bb286fa18648 #سينما #فلسطين #مهدي_فليفل #اوسكار pic.twitter.com/e28eQDCDtd
— Al Modon (@AlmodonNp) February 25, 2014

Sometimes a PBS station chooses not to air a nationally syndicated episode, so make sure you look for this and ask your station to air it if it is not on its schedule.

Blog Recommendation: Arabic Literature (in English)

I was going to draw readers' attention to this blog entry about Arabic children's literature from Lebanon, and then I realized that the entire blog Arabic Literature (in English) is worth following!

Review: Sabra Zoo by Mischa Hiller

Matthew Cassale's Review of Sabra Zoo by Mischa Hiller is available at Electronic Intifada.


I have not read this book.