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Listen Reem Bassiouney's interview with The Strand - BBC WORLD SERVICE

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Chapter two – Reem Bassiouney – 5.57 minutes

An interview between Audrey Brown and the novelist Reem Bassiouney. Bassiouney talks about creating a more complex, Egyptian answer to ‘chick lit’ with her bestselling book Professor Hanaa.

Audrey Brown = AB

Reem Bassiouney = RB

Hanna Braun talks to Radio Free Brighton about her memoir, Weeds don't Perish

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Listen to an excerpt of Professor Hanaa, read by the author, Reem Bassiouney

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‘Today she must lose her virginity, mark five hundred papers, slap Samy soundly, then smash Abdel Hamid’s head with a hammer.’

Professor Hanaa by Reem Bassiouney

Professor Hanaa, a novel by Reem Bassiouney

‘Today she must lose her virginity, mark five hundred papers, slap Samy soundly, then smash Abdel Hamid’s head with a hammer.’

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Weeds Don't Perish: Memoirs of a Defiant Old Woman by Hanna Braun

Weeds Don't Perish: Memoirs of a Defiant Old Woman - Book trailer

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Encompassing major world events over eight decades, Hanna’s journey from child immigrant to passionate campaigner makes this memoir’s interweaving of personal and political events unique.

Flight from the Holocaust - Dr Marjorie Agosin

A Cross and a Star
Memoirs of a Jewish Girl in Chile
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by Marjorie Agosín
Imprint: Garnet Authors: Marjorie Agosín Categories: Biography & Memoir ISBN: 9781859641125 Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 1997 RRP:
£3.50

I am Cyrus  The story of the real Prince of Persia

I am Cyrus: The story of the real Prince of Persia [Video Trailer]

The story of the real Prince of Persia (Click to read more)
by Alexander Jovy

This stunning novel brings to life the enthralling world of Cyrus the Great, the leader of Ancient Persia – the world’s first great empire – and the life and times of Cyrus himself, a magnificent leader whose passion won the hearts of his subjects and of two extraordinary women

Video Trailer: The Perfumed Palace: Islam's Journey from Mecca to Peking

Video Trailer: The Perfumed Palace: Islam's Journey from Mecca to Peking

The Perfumed Palace: Islam's Journey from Mecca to Peking is a tapestry of words and pictures portraying one of the oldest and most distinctive Islamic communities in the world: the Muslims of Peking. While it is not widely known, Islam first arrived in China in the 7th century CE and rapidly became an integral part of China's social fabric.