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The Prophet is a book of 26 simple prose fables written in by the fabled Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf and is Gibran's best known work.

Kabir, meaning "Great" and one of the 99 names of God in Arabic, was a mystic and poet, born around 1440 in Varanasi to poor Muslim parents. Another account claims he was the child of a Brahmin widow. He himself said he was "at once the child of Allah and Ram". Kabir grew up learning his father’s craft of weaving and overcame many obstacles to become a disciple of Saint, or Swami, Ramananda, the leading pioneer of the Bhakti movement, which promoted salvation for all.

Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī is commonly known to us as Hafiz, the Persian poet who was born in Shiraz, Iran, in either 1315 or 1317. The facts of much of his early life are unknown to us but it is said that, at an early age, he memorised many passages of the Quran and was therefore given the title of Hafiz, which means 'the memoriser or the safe keeper'. Hafiz mainly wrote lyric poetry or ghazals - an ideal form for expressing the ecstasy of the divine and the intoxicating mystical union with God.

Growing up together in the Surra section of central Kuwait, Katkout, Fahd, and Sadiq share neither ethnic origin nor religious denomination - only friendship and a rage against the unconscionable sectarian divide turning their lives into war-zone rubble. To lay bare the ugly truths, they form the protest group Fuada’s Kids. Their righteous transgressions have made them targets of both Sunni and Shi’a extremists. They’ve also elicited the concern of Fahd’s grandmother, Mama Hissa, who cautions them that should they anger God, the sky will surely fall.

Deserts of sand and deserts of the heart, Middle Eastern deserts and American deserts: Two Deserts, a collection of stories, follows the circles of two unforgettable women across cultures and deserts. The Arabian circle includes a 17-year-old girl yearning for freedom and a Muslim mother plotting to rescue her son from a jihadist movement. The American circle includes a hooker who is training her daughter for the life, a priest in love, and a club of women whose husbands are dying.

Finalist for the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation A vivid, "mesmerizing" (New York Times Magazine) portrait of life in the shadow of violence and loss, for readers of both English and Persian The first selection of poems by renowned Iranian poet Garous Abdolmalekian to appear in English...

If Arab women were given a voice, what story would they tell? To be a woman is a gift. But that gift does not come without challenges. Historically, women around the globe have fought to be heard. The stories of Arab women in particular have often been veiled in mystery. In Hear Us Speak, Suzy Kanoo lifts the veil. As a CEO, Suzy has enjoyed great success as an Arab businessperson; as a woman, she has witnessed firsthand how Arab legislation and culture has not always kept pace with a world that continues to evolve.

Text Messages is the first multi-genre collection by Montreal-based Iraqi hip-hop artist, activist, and professor Yassin “Narcy” Alsalman. Composed entirely on a smartphone during air travel and married to artwork from comrades, Narcy’s writing speaks of the existential crises experienced by diasporic children of war before and during imperialism in the age of the Internet. Narcy’s verses span the space between hip-hop and manifesto, portraying a crumbling, end-stage capitalist society, visions for a new reality, and the myth of multiculturalism in post-9/11 America.

This book is a modern spin of old Arabic poetry from the Middle Ages. Kayes and Lyla are well-known names in the Arabic culture who caused wars because of their innocent love.

Almustafa, the prophet of Orphalese, awakes to the fulfillment of his 12-year wish: the arrival of his ship to take him home. Suddenly, he and the rest of the inhabitants are faced with his imminent departure. With the assistance of the seer Almitra, he is first set upon an unexpected course of disclosing his perspectives on life to the inhabitants of Orphalese; a process that holds new insights and realizations even for Almustafa, himself.

The words of Kahlil Gibran give his book The Prophet a broad range of inspiration and philosophy. They provide exceptional insight into human desires and understanding. The vivid observations are vibrant with feeling and acceptance of life’s many questions and hopes. One review saluted the story as being untouched by the harshness of life. Gibran’s other two books, The Forerunner and The Madman, are of deep assistance in the same manner.

Printemps 1979, Téhéran. Alors que la révolution islamique met les rues de la capitale iranienne à feu et à sang, les mollahs brûlent tout ce qui représente le modèle occidental vanté par le chah déchu, désormais en exil. Seul dans les sous-sols du musée d'Art contemporain, son gardien Cyrus Farzadi tremble pour ses toiles. Au milieu du chaos, le jeune garçon des quartiers ouest convoque ses souvenirs. Il raconte la splendeur et la décadence de son pays à travers le destin incroyable de son musée.

" في الآونة الأخيرة، كنت أستيقظ كل صباح أشعر بصداع رهيب..تُضحكني جدتي، تقول (ġuħ) بدلاً من uġigħ) ( جوع الرأس بدلاً من الصداع... لا جدوى من إخبارها أن اسمه الألم وليس...

" لأول مرة يدخل الضفة بعد غياب خمس، وكان اللقاء غيرما صوّره خياله، وأبدع في تزويقه وتنسيقه، كان يحس بأن الضفة قد باتت بحجم القمقم، وإن روحه التي ما فتئت تهتم في...

من بين جميع الفتيات كنت أنا من حملت في رحمها شيطانًا ! لا أعلم ما هو ذنبي ولكني أعلم أنَّ ما حملته داخلي شرٌّ كبير، بين ماضٍ سحيق قد لا أتخيل كيف كان أو قد لا أستوعب...

فى هذا العالم أنت تتخذُ إلهَكَ هواك، في هذا العالم أنت المتحكم فى كل الأشياء حولك، هنا أنت الجاني والضحية، أنت الحاكم والمحكوم، أنت نور العالم وظُلمته، أنت من...

" زمرةٌ من الخيول كانت تركض في تناسقٍ بديعٍ، على إيقاع واحد، أصوات حوافرهم وهي تقدح الأرض يتناغم مع ضربات قلوبهم المتلاحقة، كانت قوائمهم تصطف على التوازي بشكل...

"وغرقت في الذكرى، تركت الوطن وتغربت واستجبت ثانيةً لها، تذكرت المرأة التي جلست معي في مقهى أو مطعم أو في منتزه..كانت وفية في مواعيدها وإن كانت تتأخر دلالاًا ولكنني...

بين الكينونة والعدم مسافةٌ تُقطع في اتجاهين وليس كلّ شخصٍ بقادرٍ على قطعها في الاتجاه الصحيح فما بالك وضبابية الرؤية واقعه اليومي !! حياةٌ رتيبة كئيبة تحياها...

في هذه المسرحية تدور الأحداث داخل مؤسسة لرعاية المكفوفين، تعينهم على الحياة الطبيعية ليتجاوزوا محنة فقدان البصر. وهنا يطرح السؤال: هل كل كفيف عاجز عن النظر؟ وهل...