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181) Ṣaghīrātī
Author
Publisher
al-Dār al-ʻArabīyah lil-ʻUlūm Nāshirūn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Arabic
Description
Encourages readers to accept and love themselves as they are and advises them to be confident, curious, adaptable, and willing to speak up.
Author
Publisher
Vox Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Arabic
Description
English Arabic Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Arabic as their second language. "Goodnight, My Love!" by Shelley Admont won the Gold Medal in 2019 Readers' Favorite annual international book award in the Children - General category Alex finds it hard to go to sleep, so he starts making up excuses. After reading a bedtime story, his father suggests planning a dream that he would like to see when he falls asleep. Find...
Author
Publisher
al-Dār al-ʻArabīyah lil-ʻUlūm Nāshirūn
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Arabic
Description
In 1982 in a southern city, David and Sarah, two freshmen at a highly competitive performing arts high school, thrive alongside their school peers in a rarified bubble, devoting themselves to their studies - to music, to movement, to Shakespeare and, particularly, to classes taught by the magnetic acting teacher Mr. Kingsley. It is in these halls that David and Sarah fall innocently and powerfully into first love. And also where, as this class of...
Author
Publisher
al-Dār al-ʻArabīyah lil-ʻUlūm Nāshirūn
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Arabic
Description
A 90-year-old man is found dead in his bed, smothered with his own pillow. On his desk the police find newspaper cuttings about a murder case dating from the Second World War, when a young woman was found strangled behind Reykjavik's National Theatre. Konrad, a former detective, is bored with retirement and remembers the crime. He grew up in "the shadow district", a rough neighbourhood bordered by the National Theatre and an abattoir. Why would someone...
185) Timbuktu
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Français
Description
A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives, which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith, abruptly disturbed when they are forced to follow the new laws of their foreign occupants.
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Between two world wars, a struggle for freedom took place in the African desert. This movie is the historically accurate story about the Libyan resistance leader, Omar Mukhtar, who led the Libyan resistance against the Italian oppressors from 1911-1931.
187) Rang de basanti
Publisher
UTV Motion Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
Hindi
Description
This is the story about the youth of India today. A young London based film-maker comes upon the diaries of her grandfather, who served in the British police force in India during the freedom struggle. She plans to shoot a film based on the diaries and casts a group of friends to play the roles of the revolutionaries described in the diaries. The friends cannot identify with the characters and would rather enjoy today's life than get involved in a...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
English Arabic Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Arabic as their second language. Jimmy the little bunny goes to the beach with his family. There he learns about the importance of helping others. When Jimmy's sandcastle is destroyed by the wave, they work together to build the bigger and better one. Everything works out better when we help each other.
Author
Publisher
Vox Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Arabic
Description
Jimmy the little bunny doesn't start off knowing how to ride a two-wheeler bike like his big brothers. In fact, sometimes he gets teased for it. When Dad shows Jimmy how not to be afraid to try something new, that's when the fun begins.
Author
Publisher
Dār al-Ādāb
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Arabic
Description
Giovanna's pretty face is changing, turning ugly, at least so her father thinks. Giovanna looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true? Is she really changing? Is she turning into her Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows but whom her mother and father clearly despise? Surely there is a mirror somewhere in which she can see herself as she truly is. Giovanna is searching for her reflection in two kindred cities that fear and detest...
Author
Publisher
Vox Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Arabic
Description
English Arabic Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Arabic as their second language. What is friendship? Join three good friends as they discover what real friendship means. They start a race, but decide to finish it together, helping a friend who got in trouble. This book will teach children positive friendship skills like sharing, supporting, and helping each other.
Publisher
Eros International Ltd
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Hindi
Description
Bajirao Mastani immortalizes the journey of star-crossed lovers against the backdrop of war. Set in eighteenth century Hindustan, this romantic war drama is a tale of passion, bravery, betrayal and above all, love. Mounted with lavish sets, elaborate costumes and soulful music, it is one of the most expensive films ever made in India.
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Arabic
Description
English Arabic bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Arabic as their second language. In this insightful children's picture book, you will meet Amanda, a young girl who had a lot to learn about hard work and how to make her dreams a reality. Join Amanda to her wonderful journey, and learn with her how to find your goal and make it come true. You will watch her face challenges but never give up along her path to achieving...
195) Ajami
Publisher
Kino
Pub. Date
2010
Language
Arabic
Description
Shakespearian in its scope and themes; revenge, loyalty, hope and despair, draws us into the lives of two brothers fearing assassination; a young refugee working illegally to cover his mother's medical expenses; a cop obsessed with finding his missing brother. Through this dramatic collision of different worlds, we witness cultural and religious tensions simmering beneath the surface and the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors.
Author
Publisher
al-Dār al-ʻArabīyah lil-ʻUlūm-Nāshirūn
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Arabic
Description
From the Pulitzer Prize finalist, author of The Moor's Account--a timely and powerful new novel about the suspicious death of a Moroccan immigrant that is at once a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story, all of it informed by the treacherous fault lines of American culture. Nora Guerraoui, a jazz composer, returns home to a small town in the Mojave after hearing that her father, owner of a popular restaurant there, has been killed in a suspicious...
199) A Wednesday!
Publisher
UTV Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
Hindi
Description
Tells the story of certain events that unfold between 2 pm and 6 pm on a particular Wednesday in the city of Mumbai, where the Commissioner of Police receives a call demanding the release of four militants and threatening the detonation of four bombs hidden in Mumbai if the demands are not meet.
Series
Publisher
Milet Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Arabic
Description
Delightful and meaningful, this bilingual book helps young children enrich their vocabulary as they learn to describe the ways that we share in two languages. Featuring expressive text and illustrations, My First Bilingual Book -- Sharing is perfect for young children on their own or in groups. It's a wonderful way to explore languages and sharing!
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