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"Nahr shares her life story from an Israeli solitary-confinement cell. As a young woman, she dreamed of marriage and modern appliances, but found herself a jilted bride, struggling with displacement, refugeehood, abandonment, and sexual exploitation. A foul-mouthed critic and passionate dancer, Nahr finally returns to Palestine, where she is transformed by the power of her roots, literature, and love. There, she reemerges a radical political thinker...
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St. Charles Public Library District - Young Adult Fiction
YA FIC COURTNEY
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YA FIC COURTNEY
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Sixteen-year-old Allie, aged seven when she knew her family was different and feared, struggles to claim her Muslim and Arabic heritage while finding her place as an American teenager.
3) Amina's song
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Amina's voice volume 2
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Fiction
J KHAN
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J KHAN
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Fiction
J KHAN
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J KHAN
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Audiobook
J AUDIO BOOK KHAN
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J AUDIO BOOK KHAN
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Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico.--
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Amina's voice volume 1
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Fiction
J KHAN
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J KHAN
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Audiobook
J AUDIO BOOK KHAN
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J AUDIO BOOK KHAN
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"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"--
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Holidays & Celebrations
ISLAMIC HOLIDAY JE FARUQI
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ISLAMIC HOLIDAY JE FARUQI
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Amira is excited because tomorrow is Eid with special clothes, treats, gifts, and a morning party at her mosque; but then she realizes that she is going to miss class picture day at school, something she was also looking forward to--so Amira has to figure out a way to be in two places at once.
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Holidays & Celebrations
ISLAMIC HOLIDAY J 297.57 CAM
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ISLAMIC HOLIDAY J 297.57 CAM
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"Yallah! From January to December, join some busy kids as they partake in traditions old and new. There's so much to do, whether it's learning to write Arabic or looking at hijab fashion sites while planning costumes for a local comic convention. With details as vivid as the scent of jasmine and honeysuckle perfume (made to remind Mom of Morocco), children bond with friends, honor tradition, and spend loving time with family. Accompanied by buoyant...
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Fiction
FIC ALYAN
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FIC ALYAN
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"A rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we hold on to the people and places we call home"--
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Audiobook
J AUDIO BOOK RAF
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J AUDIO BOOK RAF
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"There used to be an empty chair at the back of Mrs. Khan's classroom, but on the third Tuesday of the school year a new kid fills it: nine-year-old Ahmet, a Syrian refugee. The whole class is curious about this new boy--he doesn't seem to smile, and he doesn't talk much. But after learning that Ahmet fled a Very Real War and was separated from his family along the way, a determined group of his classmates bands together to concoct the Greatest Idea...
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Fiction
FIC QUOTAH
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FIC QUOTAH
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"During a snowy Cleveland February, newlyweds Muneer and Saeedah are starting their lives in America and expecting their first child. But Muneer harbors a secret: the word divorce has begun whispering itself in his ear. Soon, their marriage will end, and Muneer will return to Saudi Arabia, while Saeedah remains in Cleveland with their daughter, Hanadi. The more time she shares with her daughter, the more Saeedah wants to keep her close, and before...
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction
956.91042 HIS
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956.91042 HIS
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"A bracingly immediate memoir by a young man coming of age during the Syrian war, Brothers of the Gun is an intimate lens on the century's bloodiest conflict and a profound meditation on kinship, home, and freedom." -- Amazon.com.
"In 2011, Marwan Hisham and his two friends--fellow working-class college students Nael and Tareq--joined the first protests of the Arab Spring in Syria, in response to a recent massacre. Arm-in-arm they marched, poured...
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Biography
JB IFTIN
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JB IFTIN
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Adapted from the adult memoir, this gripping story follows one boy's journey into young adulthood and offers an intimate account of modern immigration. Abdi Nor Iftin grew up amidst a blend of cultures, far from the United States. At home in Somalia, his mother entertained him with vivid folktales and bold stories detailing her rural, nomadic upbringing. As he grew older, he spent his days following his father, a basketball player, through the bustling...
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"Poet Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to refugees"--
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"Poet Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to refugees"--
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Picture Book
PB STORIES HISTORY LAT
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PB STORIES HISTORY LAT
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Alaa loves Aleppo, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides to stay -- he can make a difference by driving an ambulance, carrying the sick and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more cats come, and then even more! There are too many for...
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"The acclaimed, award-winning novelist--author of The Moor's Account and The Other Americans--now gives us a bracingly personal work of nonfiction that is concerned with the experiences of "conditional citizens." What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book, Pulitzer Prize Finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen, using it as a starting point for her exploration...
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Darius the Great volume 1
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St. Charles Public Library District - Young Adult Fiction
YA FIC KHORRAM
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YA FIC KHORRAM
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Audiobooks
AUDIO BOOK FIC KHORRAM
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AUDIO BOOK FIC KHORRAM
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"Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's a Fractional Persian -- half, his mom's side -- and his first ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fit in at home, and he's sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn't exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder....
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Darius the Great volume 1
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St. Charles Public Library District - Young Adult Fiction
YA FIC KHORRAM
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YA FIC KHORRAM
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Audiobooks
AUDIO BOOK FIC KHORRAM
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AUDIO BOOK FIC KHORRAM
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"Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's a Fractional Persian -- half, his mom's side -- and his first ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fit in at home, and he's sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn't exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder....
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An Arab girl of the Sahara who wants to wear a malafa, the veiled dress worn by her mother and older sister, learns that the garment represents beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging, and faith.
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Fiction
J SENZAI
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J SENZAI
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After Nadia is separated from her family while fleeing the civil war, she spends the next four days with a mysterious old man who helps her navigate the checkpoints and snipers of the rebel, ISIS, and Syrian armies that are littering Aleppo on her way to meeting her father at the Turkish border.
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St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services NonFiction
J 811.54 NYE
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J 811.54 NYE
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"Everything Comes Next contains Naomi Shihab Nye's most beloved poems, including 'Famous,' 'A Valentine for Ernest Mann,' 'Kindness,' and 'Gate A-4,' as well as new, unpublished poems. It is an introduction to the poet's work for new readers, as well as a comprehensive edition for classrooms"--