Fatima Sharafeddine

Fatena, a young servant girl, has her life changed when she meets Marwen, a young wealthy man, who drives her to challenge Lebanese societal standards.

The Servant

Samar Mahfouz Barraj

Ghady and Rawan is a heartfelt and timely novel by the award-winning author Fatima Sharafeddine (The Servant, Cappuccino) and Samar Mahfouz Barraj. The novel follows the close-knit friendship of two Lebanese teenagers, Ghady, who lives with his family in Belgium, and Rawan, who lives in Lebanon. Ghady’s family travels every summer to Beirut, where Ghady gets to spend all his time with Rawan and their other friends, enjoying their freedom from school. During the rest of the year, he and Rawan keep in touch by email. Through this correspondence, we learn about the daily ups and downs of their lives in Brussels and Beirut, including Ghady’s homesickness and his struggles with racism at school, as well as Rawan’s changing relationship to her family. The novel offers a glimpse into the lives of Lebanese adolescents while exploring a range of topics relevant to young people everywhere: bullying, parental conflicts, racism, belonging and identity, and peer pressure. Through the connection between the two main characters, Sharafeddine and Mahfouz Barraj show how the love and support of a good friend can help you through difficulties as well as sweeten life’s triumphs and good times.

Ghady & Rawan

Libano, 1985. In un Paese torturato dalla guerra civile, Faten è costretta ad abbandonare la scuola e la famiglia per trasferirsi a Beirut e lavorare come domestica presso una famiglia benestante. Ha solo quindici anni, ma il suo destino sembra già segnato. Eppure, lei non ha intenzione di rassegnarsi a un’esistenza di sottomissione e solitudine. Mentre gli scontri tra le fazioni mettono a rischio la vita persino per uno spostamento da un quartiere all’altro, la giovane cameriera prende una decisione rivoluzionaria: proseguirà gli studi e diventerà infermiera, sarà libera e indipendente costi quel che costi. Basteranno forza e tenacia a superare gli ostacoli imposti dalla società e da uno dei periodi più sanguinosi della storia mediorientale? Libro, con testo arabo a fronte, creato per favorire un dialogo tra i bambini del Mediterraneo e le diverse culture. In collaborazione con Kalimat, il nostro partner premiato nel 2018 come Miglior Editore dell’Anno dalla Fiera del libro per ragazzi di Bologna.

Faten

Mimi's mum is a very busy doctor who works hard and is tired when she's at home. When Mimi demands that she leaves her job her mum comes up with a plan to make Mimi realise how important her work is. So what happens on Mimi's special day out with her mum?

Mimi and Her Busy Mum

Mimi's learning the piano - which is exciting! But it's really hard, much more difficult than she thought it would be and she really wants to give up. Can her mum and teacher convince her to carry on? Will Mimi learn the piano in time for the school concert?

Mimi and the Piano

When Mimi and her family visit Paris they have a lovely time. They explore famous places and eat delicious food. But when Mimi goes to feed the pigeons she gets lost! How will Mimi find her family in a city full of strangers?

Mimi in Paris

Mimi hates her curly hair and wishes she had straight, silky hair - just like princesses in stories and mermaids in the sea. Her friend Fatima has the sort of hair Mimi wants! If only she could get a hair straightener but her mum says no. But what happens when Mimi dreams her hair is straight?

Mimi's Hair

When Mimi and her family visit Paris they have a lovely time. They explore famous places and eat delicious food. But when Mimi goes to feed the pigeons she gets lost!How will Mimi find her family in a city full of strangers?

The true story of a fourteenth-century traveler, whose journeys through the Islamic world and beyond were extraordinary for his time. In 1325, when Ibn Battuta was just twenty-one, he bid farewell to his parents in Tangier, Morocco, and embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca. It was thirty years before he returned home, having seen much of the world. In this book he recalls his amazing journey and the fascinating people, cultures and places he encountered. After his pilgrimage to Mecca, Ibn Battuta was filled with a desire to see more of the world. He traveled extensively, throughout Islamic lands and beyond — from the Middle East to Africa to Europe to Asia. Travelers were uncommon in those days, and when Ibn Battuta arrived in a new city he would introduce himself to the governor or religious leaders, and they in turn would provide him with gifts, a place to stay and study, and sometimes they even gave him money to continue his journey. Some of the highlights of his travels included seeing the stunning Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem; witnessing the hundreds of women who gathered to pray at the mosque in Shiraz; visiting the public baths in Baghdad; and meeting the Mogul emperor of India, who made him a judge and eventually sent him to China as an ambassador. Ibn Battuta kept a diary of his travels, and even though he lost it many times and had to recall and rewrite what he had seen, he kept a remarkable record of his years away. His adventurous spirit, keen mind and meticulous observations, as retold here by Fatima Sharafeddine, give us a remarkable picture of what it was like to be a traveler nearly seven hundred years ago. The book is beautifully illustrated by Intelaq Mohammed Ali, with maps and travel routes forming the backdrop for many richly painted scenes. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

The Amazing Travels of Ibn Battuta

شرف الدين، فاطمة

Faṭı̄ma Sharaf al-Dı̄n

مزهر، أسامة

Billedbog. En lille pige ønsker sig et par blå sko. Men moren mener, at hun skal vente til 'id, hvor hun kan få den. Hun drømmer om dem hver eneste dag

حذاء العيد

Fāṭimah Sharaf al-Dīn

فاطمة شرف الدين

رشا منيب حكيم

ميمي وأمها المشغولة

What's that noise? Tweet, Quack, Moo is a playful read for children learning to count to ten and imitate animal sounds. From barking dogs to clucking chickens, there's so many noises to count!

Tweet, Quack Moo

Faten’s happy life in her village comes to an abrupt end when her father arranges for her to work as a servant for a wealthy Beirut family with two spoiled daughters. What does a bright, ambitious seventeen-year-old do when she is suddenly deprived of her friends, family, education and freedom? Could the mysterious, wealthy young man who lives in the next apartment building help? When Faten finally manages to make contact with Marwan, a musician and engineering student, he helps her figure out a way to pursue her studies in secret. Even against the uncertain backdrop of the civil war, their romance develops, as the two conspire to exchange notes and meet at an idyllic seaside cafe. But in Lebanese society the differences in religion, class and wealth are stacked against them, and their parents have very different ideas about what their futures should be. When Marwan’s mother chooses a girl who will make him a suitable wife, Faten must pick up the pieces of her life and move forward. She does so, despite the odds, pursuing a job, an education and her independence. And, in the end, it seems there may be room in her life yet for romance, and hope for a future where young people can determine their own destinies. An engaging and lucidly written coming-of-age novel. Faten struggles to fulfill her potential in the midst of her society’s rigid expectations. She’s a nuanced, complex protagonist that any teenager can relate to — stubborn, impulsive and full of longing, but with the determination and smarts to keep her real dreams in sight.

Born in Persia more than a thousand years ago, Ibn Sina was one of the greatest thinkers of his time -- a philosopher, scientist and physician who made significant discoveries, especially in the field of medicine, and wrote more than one hundred books. As a child, Ibn Sina was extremely bright, a voracious reader who loved to learn and was fortunate to have the best teachers. He memorized the Qur'an by the age of ten and completed his medical studies at sixteen. He spent his life traveling, treating the sick, seeking knowledge through research, and writing about his discoveries. He came up with new theories in the fields of physics, chemistry, astronomy and education. His most famous work is The Canon of Medicine, a collection of books that were used for teaching in universities across the Islamic world and Europe for centuries. Ibn Sina's story, told in the first person and beautifully illustrated, provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the great intellects of the past.

Fatima Sharafeddine

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