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  • The Passerby

    by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid ...
    From acclaimed Egyptian literary master Ibrahim Abdel Meguid comes The Passerby—a profoundly moving and fiercely relevant novel that navigates the perilous intersections of identity, societal expectation, and state oppression.Set against the backdrop of a highly conservative modern Cairo, the narrative follows an eighteen-year-old university student grappling with profound gender dysphoria. ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Queue

    by Basma Abdel Aziz ...
    Translated by Elisabeth Jaquette ...
    **“Weird and wild.” —BookRiot“An effective critique of authoritarianism.” —NPR“Equal parts dystopia, satire, and allegory.—Los Angeles Review of BooksSet against the backdrop of a failed political uprising in Egypt, this chilling debut evokes Orwellian dystopia, Kafkaesque surrealism, and a very real vision of life after the Arab Spring.**In a surreal, but familiar, vision of modern day Egypt, a ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Clouds over Alexandria

    A Novel

    by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid ...
    Translated by Kay Heikkinen ...
    Series series
    In the 1970s, once-cosmopolitan Alexandria was at the forefront of the clash between Nasser’s socialist-era principles and the burgeoning fundamentalist movement. Five idealistic students find themselves caught up in this tangled web, as their leftist activism makes them a target both from government surveillance and the Islamist groups seeking to curtail the city’s social life. The group of ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Upside

    A Memoir (Movie Tie-In Edition)

    by Abdel Sellou ...
    You Saved My Life tells the extraordinary true story of the charming Algerian con-man whose friendship with a disabled French aristocrat inspired the record-breaking hit film, The Intouchables (the American remake starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston coming in 2018).Sellou's fictional reincarnation, Driss, played to critical acclaim by French comedian Omar Sy in the movie Les Intouchables, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Understanding the Qur'an

    Themes and Style

    by Muhammad Abdel Haleem ...
    Series series London Qur'an Studies
    The tenets of Islam cannot be grasped without a proper understanding of the Qur'an. In this important new introduction, Muhammad Haleem examines its recurrent themes - life and eternity, marriage and divorce, peace and war, water and nourishment - and for the first time sets these in the context of the Qur'an's linguistic style. Professor Haleem examines the background to the development of the ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • The Lines We Cross

    by Randa Abdel-Fattah ...
    A remarkable story about the power of tolerance from one of the most important voices in contemporary Muslim literature, critically acclaimed author Randa Abdel-Fattah.Michael likes to hang out with his friends and play with the latest graphic design software. His parents drag him to rallies held by their anti-immigrant group, which rails against the tide of refugees flooding the country. And it ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Arabs and Israelis

    Conflict and Peacemaking in the Middle East

    by Abdel Monem Said Aly, Shai Feldman, Khalil Shikaki ...
    Lasting over 120 years, the Arab-Israeli conflict involves divergent narratives about history, national identities, land ownership, injustices and victimhood. Domestic forces and actors as well as international and regional dynamics have ensured the conflict's durability.A distinguished team of authors comprising an Israeli, a Palestinian and an Egyptian present a broader Arab perspective in this ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Capital Rules

    The Construction of Global Finance

    by Rawi Abdelal ...
    "The rise of global financial markets in the last decades of the twentieth century was premised on one fundamental idea: that capital ought to flow across country borders with minimal restriction and regulation. Freedom for capital movements became the new orthodoxy. In an intellectual, legal, and political history of financial globalization, Rawi Abdelal shows that this was not always the case. ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Here Is a Body

    A Novel

    by Basma Abdel Aziz ...
    Translated by Jonathan Wright ...
    Series series Hoopoe Fiction
    "An unflinching and deeply humane masterwork by a writer of astounding talent and courage."—Omar El Akkad, author of What Strange ParadiseMysterious men are rounding up street children and enrolling them in a so-called “rehabilitation program,” designed to indoctrinate them for the military-backed regime’s imminent crackdown on its opponents. Across town, thousands of protesters encamp in a city ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Between Two Moons

    A Novel

    by Aisha Abdel Gawad ...
    **LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE, THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARD, & THE BROOKYLN PUBLIC LIBRARY PRIZE • Set in the Arab immigrant enclave of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, following three siblings coming of age over the course of one Ramadan, "a moving look at family, survival, and celebration" (Hanif Abdurraqib, author of A Little Devil in America)."Breathtaking.” —New York Times Book Review"A ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • High-Voltage Engineering

    Theory and Practice, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

    by Mazen Abdel-Salam ...
    "Bridges the gap between laboratory research and practical applications in industry and power utilities-clearly organized into three distinct sections that cover basic theories and concepts, execution of principles, and innovative new techniques. Includes new chapters detailing industrial uses and isues of hazard and safety, and review excercises to accompany each chpter." ... Read more

    $136.03 CAD

  • Capital Rules

    The Construction of Global Finance

    by Rawi Abdelal ...
    Listen to a short interview with Rawi AbdelalHost: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & CraneThe rise of global financial markets in the last decades of the twentieth century was premised on one fundamental idea: that capital ought to flow across country borders with minimal restriction and regulation. Freedom for capital movements became the new orthodoxy.In an intellectual, legal, and political ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD