"On the morning of the fine spring day, full of sunshine, that ended with my arrest in Gaza, I woke early from an uneven sleep, dressed, and pushed back to its proper place the desk meant to barricade the door of my hotel room."
Ok, a #BookSpinBingo book for another bingo that I actually have not read ?
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
pickKim Ghattas is an Emmy Award-winning journalist born and raised in Lebanon who has spent 20 years covering the Middle East for the BBC and Financial Times. This well-researched book argues that 1979 set Saudi Arabia and Iran on a path that‘s shaped the Middle East. Ghattas has a readable style and I came away feeling but there are a lot of figures in play here and despite a useful list, I sometimes found myself confused about who was who.
bailedI'm not following what is happening well. #HailTheBail
Also I'm not sure why it's uploading the image rotated...
repost for @puddlejumper
Dice roller this month because I have my niece and I'm scared she will steal my dice. Little goblin in the making!
June's #roll100
Roll 1 = 66
Roll 2 = 7
Roll 3 = 24
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#StorySettings Day 10: Here are some award-winning stories from the #Desert - photo taken when we went to the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair before we left for Norway a week ago. Posting in advance as we will be traveling back home yet again.
pickAn incredibly valuable resource for those who have no background in the historic conflict, up to modern day. Very clear in laying out events chronologically, does not shy away from identifying unjust actions. Attempts to identify a path to peace, even while acknowledging how far away it may be given the most recent events at time of publication.
Holy ####, this was so good! It probably had something to do with the six cups of whole milk?
I‘ve never seen the pasta shape called for in the grocery store so I used another recommended shape and there wasn‘t enough. Next time, I‘d do 1.5x the amount of pasta and freeze half for another dinner. This also reheated way better than any other Mac and cheese I‘ve ever made.
Eighth recipe for #MtCookbook
pickI‘d watched the multi-part Al Jazeera ‘al nakba‘ and was so impressed by an interviewee speaking fluent Arabic that I looked him up and bought his book. It is a wonderful work spanning the Ottoman occupations (1500‘s) to the mid 00‘s, utilising a vast amount of Arabic material rather than a usual western-heavy approach. Learned so much. If you‘re interested in the region and it‘s events, relevant to us all in many ways - please check this one out.
pickA comprehensive guide to understanding the Israel-Palestine conflict. Includes in-depth research and a complete history of the land, how the conflict began, its ensuing developments, the political involvement by United States and the West, and also includes references to the October 07, 2023 war. It is required reading for anyone interested in having an unfiltered, unbiased understanding of the crisis in Palestine, and of the 2023 war.
pick#LuckyInLove Day 13: Pearls make lovely #Jewelry. I find this story to be a glimpse into the Arabian culture and their practices while at sea, their continued devotion to prayer, and the willingness to impart knowledge to a son who is expected to be the family‘s “little man.” My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-f8T
