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A collection of poems by Kourosh Beigpour. The audiobook is published by H&S Media and is in the Persian language. Narrated by its poet. Music by Farzad Golpaygani.

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.

Cuando muere el padre de los Benzimra, deja un testamento en el que anuncia a su familia la existencia de un hijo ilegítimo fruto de su relación con una mujer musulmana en Marruecos. Para recibir la herencia, su familia debe hacer todo lo posible por encontrarlo. Emprenden así un viaje a Tetuán desde lugares tan distintos como Jerusalén, Madrid, Nueva York y París en busca de ese hermano perdido; un viaje que les enfrentará con sus raíces marroquíes, con su judaísmo, que les hará preguntarse sobre su identidad; una experiencia tras la que ya no volverán a ser los mismos.Una obra...

While living for a dream to change the world around them, how do dreamers immerse in their dream and live in it? How do they turn the dream to become their reality? How do they make their happiness and sorrows part of it? What happens to the dream and what happens to the dreamers? find out in this story, see it through the eyes of the people who lived it.

A hard-earned career. A man who tempts her. A secret that could cost her everything. Kelly has fought tooth and nail for her place in Tel Aviv’s high-stakes financial world. In an industry where power is everything, she prides herself on staying in control. The only indulgence she allows herself? The skilled hands and mouth of the much younger, impossibly handsome Slava. Their arrangement is simple—until it isn’t. When ex-special forces investigator Ilan begins looking into Kelly’s firm, he draws her into a dangerous game. He needs her help—and he wants her in ways that have ...

Every book is an invitation to a journey. Not all journeys are worth the time, though. This book, Ali, by Joshua Sabey and Ali Alsamar, offers a journey worth taking—actually many journeys, including stories from the Qur’an and the Bible, family lore (from two families), and ancient glimpses into the human struggle through another Iraq's adventures: Sinbad.

Kahlil Gibran’s reflections on the wistful beauty, lofty majesty, and abiding peace of Eastern wisdom revolutionized Arab literature. This collection of dramatic poems uses the dialogue between age and youth as a platform to discuss deep subjects such as freedom, death, and the eternal soul. From “Of Life and Sorrow” to “Of Science and Knowledge”, Gibran’s vision transcends boundaries of religion and culture, finding beauty and wisdom in the universal struggles of everyday life.

Through his fiction, essays, poems, and art, Kahlil Gibran inspired a devoted international following and transformed modern Arabic literature. In this book, Joseph P. Ghougassian brings together the philosophical elements present across Gibran’s diverse writings, including his best-selling work The Prophet, as well as other significant works such as The Broken Wings, which tells the story of doomed young lovers, and the collection of aphorisms in Sand and Foam.

"Like the Wind I Go" is a sweeping memoir about identity and independence, as a young man grapples with his burgeoning adulthood and an ancient empire faces its final hours of existence. It’s 1978, and Iran is swept up in a revolutionary fever. Still in college, author Vahid Imani remains cautious, even as his friends and family celebrate a new vision for the country. The people demand democracy, but is that what awaits them? Then, a mysterious tragedy. Vahid stumbles upon the corpse of his missing neighbor, hanging from the beams of his warehouse. He’s just one of many acquaintances to...

Her heart was hurt so many times, but she managed to keep it open. Despite her seriousness, she chose to believe in true love. And she kept that flame in her soul as a beacon. Maybe that is why she was chosen for this journey. It turned into a wonder she couldn't even imagine. When a dolphin meets a woman who changes the way he thinks of humanity, it is fate. The two worlds will clash for the two loving hearts to be together.& nbsp; But do they stand a chance in the long run? This romantic fantasy book for adults tells a story about true love that knows no limits. Two different species go ...

Ever since 1993 when President Bill Clinton first spent his Summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been fascinated by the United States' willingness to have such a concentration of the nation's power elite, both governmental and otherwise, concentrated on this one-hundred square mile island in the Atlantic Ocean. It created such a perfect target for terrorists wanting to destabilize both the Administration and the nation as a whole. By August of 2015 al-Baghdadi was the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, more colloquially known as ISIS. Seeking political ...

" גדול הסופרים האנדלוסיים הים תיכוניים הפועל מתוך ישראל." פרופ.חביבה פדיה, הארץ. In one of his major works, Lucena, Benarroch goes from time travel to social comment, which brings to mind the hilarious novels of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. An old odd ancient man is reaching the age of 1,000 years and has to pass his legacy to his great great great grandson, and prepares him for a journey that will last a thousand years. His first days begin in the Jewish city of Lucena at the beginning of the second millennium and ends in Israel and in ...

Una fábula espiritual que llega al corazón.

A través de veintiséis preciosas lecciones de vida, Almustafá ofrece una visión rebosante de luz y de trascendencia sobre temas tan importantes y atemporales como el amor, la pasión, el trabajo, la belleza, la libertad, el dolor, la razón o la muerte.

Un testimonio indispensable para todos aquellos que buscan sabiduría, paz, esperanza y un sentido al mundo de hoy.

Ahmad Mahmoud sets The Neighbors against the backdrop of the oil nationalization crisis that gripped Iran in the early 1950s. His protagonist, Khaled, a young man from a rundown neighborhood in Ahvaz, a city in southern Iran, becomes involved in the struggle to wrest Iran’s oil industry from the British and, as the result of his political activities, comes to realize that there is more to life than the drudgery and poverty his parents and neighbors have experienced. The Neighbors, published in 1974, cemented Mahmoud’s reputation as a novelist and captured the ethos of a generation--the ...

Beirut is the 2009 World Book Capital, as designated by UNESCO, and at the center of the festivities, in collaboration with the world-renowned Hay Festival, is a competition to identify the 39 most promising young talents in Arab literature. The selection of the "Beirut 39" follows the success of a similar competition in the 2007 World Book Capital, Bogot, celebrating achievements in Latin American literature.

عمرو أنور الكاتب المبدع والعقل المبتكر وراء سلسلة قلعة النسيان. واحدة من أفضل سلاسل الروايات الخيالية على الإطلاق. بدأت السلسلة برواية الجميلة والحطاب وهي الجزء الأول الذي يأخذك في رحلة مثيرة ومشوقة إلى عالم ملحمي خيالي.

Are you drawn to the beauty of Persian poetry and possess an upper-intermediate understanding of Farsi? If so, this book offers a delightful opportunity for both enjoyment and learning. Within this captivating collection of Sohrab Sepehri's poems, each verse is meticulously annotated with diacritics for vowels, accompanied by vocabulary lists and comprehension exercises designed to enrich your learning experience.The exercises are crafted to deepen your comprehension of each poem while expanding your knowledge of literal meanings and expressions. Delve into our curated "Quotes" section for ...

Composed in 1066 but only now translated into English, the Garšāspnāme by ʿAlī ben Aḥmad Asadī Ṭūsī is a Persian epic that interprets Avestan and earlier Indo-European myths for the Islamic peoples of Mediaeval Iran and Afghanistan. The “Book of Garšāsp” is a story taking listeners on a picaresque adventure throughout the known world.

Über dreißig Erzählungen von namhaften Autorinnen und Autoren aller Generationen führen vom Mittelmeer bis in die Berge Ostanatoliens. Die Geschichten sind so gegensätzlich wie das Land selbst: Menschen erzählen von Liebe, Sehnsucht, der Familie und dem Streben nach einem besseren Leben. Herausragende Sprecher nehmen ihre Zuhörer*innen mit auf eine Reise durch die Vielfalt von Völkerlandschaften, Lebensformen und Landschaften der Türkei.

أنا عائشة. سأموتُ خلال سبعةِ أيّام. وحتى ذلك الحين قرّرتُ أن...