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Book Club: Seldom researched, the Great Famine of Mount Lebanon (1915-1918) was one of WWI's greatest atrocities. Drawing on first-hand testimonies, Taylor Brand's 'Famine Worlds' offers an important analysis of what it's like to live through trauma.
Book Club: Estella Carpi's latest book looks at how humanitarian aid in Lebanon is entangled with diverse forms of development, and how the murky and often opportunistic politics of defining crises affect the displaced.
Book Club: In 'No One Knows Their Blood Type' Jumana grapples with life after learning her Palestinian father may not be her biological parent
Book Club: 'Dearborn' tells diverse stories of Arab-Americans, showcasing their joys and struggles in the city known as the 'capital of Arab America'
Book Club: Asmaa Waguih's latest book uses photojournalism to highlight the impact of Yemen's war, drawing on her experiences in Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza, and Egypt.
Book Club: It has often been said that pre-Oslo, Palestinian refugees of 1948 built a state within a state in Lebanon. In Erling Lorentzen Sogge's ethnographic study, he shines a spotlight on the lived experiences of those within 'Ayn al-Hilwe.
Book Club: Fawaz Gerges' 'What Really Went Wrong' shows how a different US approach in the 1950s could have significantly changed the course of the Middle East
Book Club: Maysaa Ajjan speaks with novelist Elias Khoury who shares his insights on the Palestinian struggle and the power of storytelling
Book Club: Oh, Salaam! by Najwa Barakat is a compelling novel about the aftereffects of civil war in Lebanon and how value, meaning, and self-worth in Lebanon are linked to oppressive ideas of colonialism and classism.
Book Club: Estella Carpi discussed her book 'The Politics of Crisis-Making' with °®Âþµº, using Lebanon as a case study to expose how official crisis management reshuffles societies and engenders unequal nationalist-based economies.