War of lies /

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Beirut diaries: truth, lies and videos /

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Who's afraid of Agatha Christie? and other stories / by Faqīh, Aḥmad Ibrāhīm

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Selections from the art of party-crashing in medieval Iraq / by Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 1002-1071

Table of Contents: “…Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi's introduction -- The meaning of "party-crashing" in the language and the first person named after it -- Early party-crashing -- Going to a meal without being invited is deemed rude -- Those who cast aspersions on party-crashing and its practitioners and satirize and denounce them -- Those who praise, make excuses for, or speak well of party-crashing -- Party-crashers from among the notables, the noble, the learned, and the cultured -- Those who engage in very subtle acts of party-crashing -- Those who love people to sponge and facilitate it -- Anecdotes about party-crashers who exert themselves in party-crashing and make it a trade and occupation -- Accounts of the ones that the guards would refuse, but who outwit the guards with a lie or a ruse -- Mention of the party-crashers' conversations, advice, and poetry -- Accounts of Bunan, the party-crasher -- A document pertaining to party-crashing.…”

Selections from the art of party-crashing in medieval Iraq / by Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 1002-1071

Table of Contents: “…Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi's introduction -- The meaning of "party-crashing" in the language and the first person named after it -- Early party-crashing -- Going to a meal without being invited is deemed rude -- Those who cast aspersions on party-crashing and its practitioners and satirize and denounce them -- Those who praise, make excuses for, or speak well of party-crashing -- Party-crashers from among the notables, the noble, the learned, and the cultured -- Those who engage in very subtle acts of party-crashing -- Those who love people to sponge and facilitate it -- Anecdotes about party-crashers who exert themselves in party-crashing and make it a trade and occupation -- Accounts of the ones that the guards would refuse, but who outwit the guards with a lie or a ruse -- Mention of the party-crashers' conversations, advice, and poetry -- Accounts of Bunan, the party-crasher -- A document pertaining to party-crashing.…”
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Accounts of China and India / by Sīrāfī, Abū Zayd Ḥasan ibn Yazīd, active 10th century

Table of Contents: “…Accounts of the Island of Sarandīb and of the Region of al-Aghbāb, Which Faces ItGeneral Accounts of India Continued; The Land of the Zanj; The Island of Socotra; Seas and Lands Lying West of the Gulf of Oman; Ambergris and Whales; An Account of Pearls; Further Accounts of Indian Customs; Afterword to the Second Book; Notes; Glossary of Names and Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute; About the Translator; The Library of Arabic Literature.…”
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Accounts of China and India / by Sīrāfī, Abū Zayd Ḥasan ibn Yazīd, active 10th century

Table of Contents: “…Accounts of the Island of Sarandīb and of the Region of al-Aghbāb, Which Faces ItGeneral Accounts of India Continued; The Land of the Zanj; The Island of Socotra; Seas and Lands Lying West of the Gulf of Oman; Ambergris and Whales; An Account of Pearls; Further Accounts of Indian Customs; Afterword to the Second Book; Notes; Glossary of Names and Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute; About the Translator; The Library of Arabic Literature.…”
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Democracy is the answer : Egypt's years of revolution / by Aswānī, ʻAlāʼ, 1957-

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The victory of Islam / by Ṭabarī, 838?-923

Table of Contents: “…The Expedition against the Banu QurayzahThe Events of the Year 6 (May 23, 627 -- May 10, 628); The Expedition against the Banu Lihyan; The Expedition to Dhu Qarad; The Expedition against the Banu al-Mustaliq; An Account of the Lie; The Prophet's Lesser Pilgrimage from Which the Polytheists Turned Him Back: The Story of al-Hudaybiyah; A Report That Khalid b. al-Walid Was Already a Muslim; The Missions to Foreign Rulers; The Events of the Year 7 (May 11, 628 -- April 30, 629); The Expedition to Khaybar; The Expedition of the Messenger of God to Wadi al-Qura…”
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Baghdad : the city in verse /

Table of Contents: “….: [Ornamented Rhetoric and Lies] --…”
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Classical Arabic stories : an anthology /

Table of Contents: “…A miserly governor -- 27. All lies -- 28. Two great musicians -- 29. An attendant of al-Hallaj fasts for fifteen days -- 30. …”

Classical Arabic stories : an anthology /

Table of Contents: “…A miserly governor -- 27. All lies -- 28. Two great musicians -- 29. An attendant of al-Hallaj fasts for fifteen days -- 30. …”
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Gate of the sun = Bab al-Shams / by Khūrī, Ilyās

Bisha: the awesome fire test / /

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Requiem for cello, soprano and tenor soli, chorus and orchestra / by Tavener, John

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24h Jerusalem. by Heise, Volker

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24h Jerusalem. by Heise, Volker

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24h Jerusalem. by Heise, Volker

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24h Jerusalem. by Heise, Volker

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24h Jerusalem. by Heise, Volker

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