Book Donation Drive for the People of Gaza

[Hajja Romi Elnagar]

Washington Report
ACTION ALERT
June 26, 2009
Contact: Adam Chamy
[e-mail]

Book Donation Drive for the People of Gaza

Please offer your help in a book collection effort for Palestinians in Gaza. It’s part of a nationwide drive by the Free Gaza movement to provide new and used books to replace libraries destroyed in the war on Gaza in Dec. 2008-Jan. 2009. (According to UNWRA, Israel’s blockade also prevents ink, paper and other learning materials from entering into Gaza.)

The books will go to Gaza by sea this summer, either on the Summer of Hope, or on a Free Gaza-operated ship that will sail soon afterward.

Suitable books include almost any subject taught in kindergarten through university, including books for learning English, as well as a variety of subjects from science and math to politics, literature and art. Please deliver books to Susan Kerin ([e-mail]) or Adam Chamy ([e-mail]) or at one of these three locations by July 5.

* 16924 Olde Mill Run, Rockville, MD 20855
* 11821 Parklawn Drive, 100 Rockville, MD 20852
* American Educational Trust Bookstore, 1902 18th St, NW, Washington, DC 20009 Monday-Saturday 10 am-6 pm

If you do not have a suitable book or cannot access the drop off location, but would like to donate a book, the American Educational Trust Book Club is pleased to offer books from our bookstore, www.middleeastbooks.com. With over 450+ books and DVDs we’ve compiled a small list of recommended books for the donation. Please follow the links and add a note in your order to say that the books you purchased are to be donated to Gaza:

Children's Books

1. The Arabs: Activities for the Elementary School Level by Arab World & Islamic Resources and School Services
2. Unload your Donkey by Arnander and Skipwith
3. Apricots Tomorrow by Arnander and Skipwith
4. Elvis the Camel by Barbara Devine
5. Ghaddar the Ghoul and other Palestinian Folk Stories by Sonia Nimr
6. The Adventures of Iman "Just Say No" By Rima K.
7. Fizza the Flamingo by Marilyn Sheffield
8. A is for Arabia by Johnson and Styles
9. The Best Eid Ever by Asma Mobin-Uddin

Young Adult:

1. Oranges in No Man's Land by Elizabeth Laird
2. A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird and Sonia Nimr
3. One Thousand and One Arabian Nights by Geraldine McCaughrean
4. Habibi: a Novel by Naomi Shiba Nye

Literature and Anthologies:

1. Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond by Chang, Handal, and Shankar
2. The Literature of Modern Arabia by Jayyusi
3. Short Arabic Plays: An Anthology by Salma Jayyusi
4. Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf
5. The Omar Yussuf Mystery Series:
• The Samaritan's Secret by Matt Beyon Rees
• The Collaborator of Bethlehem by Matt Beyon Rees
• A Grave in Gaza by Matt Beyon Rees
6. The Bullet Collection by Patricia Sarrafian Ward

Nonfiction and Textbooks:

1. Life at the Crossroads: A History of Gaza by Gerald Butt
2. In Search of Islamic Feminism by Elizabeth Fernea
3. Middle East Patterns: Places, Peoples, and Politics by Colbert C. Held
4. A History of Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani
5. Orientalism by Edward Said
6. Muslims in Western Politics by Abdulkader Sinno
7. The Unmaking of the Middle East by Jeremy Salt



Thank you for your support,

Adam Chamy
Director, AET Book Club & PACT
American Educational Trust/Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
1902 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
USA
[phone] extension #2
[e-mail]





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