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61) Never Leave Me
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This is a story about pain, search for meaning in life and friendship of orphaned Syrian boys - Isa, Ahmed and Muataz - who live a difficult life as refugees in the magical, mythical Turkish city of Sanliurfa. In their search for recovery from traumatic past, the children cross the path from destructiveness and hostility to meaningfulness and love. By finding friends in each other, the boys find their inner peace.
62) Sheikh Jackson
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Michael Jackson's sudden death propels a former King of Pop devotee – now a conservative imam – into a crisis of faith.
64) Theeb
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Nominated for the 2016 Academy Award. In 1916 Arabia Theeb ("Wolf"), a young Bedouin boy, ventures on a treacherous desert journey encountering mercenaries, revolutionaries and raiders as he tries to survive and live up to the name his father gave him.
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'One big family' is how Um Ghareeb describes her 'al Gami'ya' community in one of Cairo's poorest districts. Driven by the women who rule the roost, all members regularly contribute a small amount of money into a pot. At weekly meetings, a collective decision is made as to how to share it. Reem Saleh spent six years following this colourful community, revealing their daily struggle for survival and touching solidarity in an inhospitable world.
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Yallah! Underground follows Arab artists from Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Israel through years of rapid social change. For years these young Arab artists have been struggling to express themselves freely in their societies. They represent a new generation of Arabs who seamlessly integrate aspects of different cultures and philosophies into their lifestyle and their work.
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According to common belief, Ouzai is a militia stronghold. A place of extreme poverty and illegal trafficking of car parts, drugs, and criminals. Cut off by the Lebanese state, it became a safe haven for gangs and remained a neglected and impoverished slum for 40 years. Yet, for one visionary and a team of street artists and volunteers, Ouzai is a place to build dreams.
70) Bastardo
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Mohsen, "the bastard", was found in a dustbin 30 years ago by his adoptive father, and has always been rejected by the residents of the rundown district where he lives. When he is fired from his job, a mobile phone company comes to install a relay tower on the roof of his modest house in exchange for a monthly stipend, Bastardo has a reversal of fortune. The aerial makes Mohsen a wealthy and respected man, to the disgruntlement of the village mobster...
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Madam President volume 5
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When a wedding party ends in tragedy, Noura ignores security to comfort her constituents.
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It's naturally easier to learn something when it's set to rhythmic music, so that is exactly what we've done. Simple words and phrases are set to a varied pattern of rhythms and music designed to help you learn and to keep you engaged so that you won't just switch off after five minutes. It will give you an easy road into starting to learn a completely new language. If you just want a few simple words and phrases before going abroad, Rhythms is all...
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The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! This course includes Lessons 1-5 from the English for Arabic Speakers Level 1 30-Lesson Program, featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and...
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Awake volume 3
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Much to his dismay, Dana jumps into working at her father's mini-mart.
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Awake volume 5
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Things get complicated when Dana re-kindles the flame with her ex.
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Madam President volume 10
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Noura has to decide whether or not to run for election. Maya has to decide if she will join the President's administration as youth ambassador.
80) Relentless
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RELENTLESS is an eye-opening documentary which unravels the myths, and exposes the obstacles to achieving peace in the Middle East. Using primary source video clips, Relentless examines the history of the Middle East conflict and how the Peace Process unraveled in a surge of violence.
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