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1) Wadjda
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Arabic
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Wadjda, a fun-loving 10-year-old girl living in Saudi Arabia, has her heart set on a beautiful new bicycle. However, her mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. Determined to turn her dreams into reality and buy the bike on her own, Wadjda uncovers the contradictions and opportunities ingrained in her world. Hilarious, heartbreaking and inspiring all at once, this groundbreaking...
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Arabic
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Milet's New Bilingual Visual Dictionary series provides an entertaining way for children to learn words in two languages. The dictionary features useful, everyday words that will help learners to build their vocabulary. The words are grouped by subjects, so children can focus on one set of related words at a time. The text is large and easy to read, and the vector illustrations are colorful, detailed and highly realistic.
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Arabic
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English Arabic Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids learning English or Arabic as their second language.
In this children's book, you meet a girl named Amanda who has a habit of wasting her time. That is until, one day, something magical happens and Amanda finally realizes that time is the most precious thing we have - and that once it is wasted, it is lost forever. In order to get her lost time back, Amanda goes on a journey and learns to...
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Arabic
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English Arabic bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Arabic as their second language.
In this insightful children's picture book, you will meet Amanda, a young girl who had a lot to learn about hard work and how to make her dreams a reality. Join Amanda to her wonderful journey, and learn with her how to find your goal and make it come true. You will watch her face challenges but never give up along her path to achieving...
10) Safety
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Series
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Arabic
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Follows and describes the actions of people in the community responsible for public safety, such as police officers, paramedics, firefighters, health inspectors, and others.
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Arabic
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Sidik has spent the last twenty-five years searching for a Persian leopard in the genocide-scarred mountains of Kurdistan in northern Iraq. If he can capture one of these magical creatures on film, the rugged region will be declared a national park and the bombs will never fall again. Sidik still hasn't found his leopard, but he refuses to give up.
16) The War Show
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Arabic
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In March 2011, radio host Obaidah Zytoon and friends join the protests against the oppressive regime in Syria. Knowing that it will forever change their country, this group of artists and activists begin filming their lives. But as the regime's violent response spirals the country into a bloody civil war, their hopes for a better future are tested by violence, imprisonment and death. THE WAR SHOW is a deeply personal road movie, which captures the...
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Arabic
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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.
18) Theeb
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Arabic
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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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Arabic
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Through riveting and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis, 1948: Creation & Catastrophe reveals the shocking events of the most pivotal year in the most controversial conflict in the world. It tells the story of the establishment of Israel as seen through the eyes of the people who lived it.
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