First tie your camel, then trust in God

an American feminist in the Arab world

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First tie your camel, then trust in God

an American feminist in the Arab world

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An American carpenter travels to Egypt to meet the architect Hassan Fathy, the author of the book Architecture for the poor, and spends 16 years in Egypt and Palestine immersing herself in Arab and Muslim culture.

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North Loop Books
Language
English
Pages
399

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Table of Contents

Prologue: Jenin Refugee Camp, West Bank, Palestine, April 2002
Part one: Egypt
Coffee and tea
Arrival
The Citadel
Like a child learning to walk
Morning of goodness, morning of light
Come every day!
Ahlan! Ahlan!
Two kinds of wealth
Halim
The end is unknown
Kinds of fulfillment
Fellow traveler
"Use it for whatever purpose you choose"
Ramadan
Leave-taking
Interlude: The years between
Part tow: Palestine
Closure
Friends
Jerusalem
"There is pain enough"
Tears, laughter, and business as usual
Near departure, new beginning
Uprising, again
Dancing with soldiers
"I'll die with a gun or without one"
The spring invasions, 2002
Jenin Refugee Camp
Epilogue: After Jenin.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

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Pagination
xix, 399 pages
Number of pages
399

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27217005M
Internet Archive
firsttieyourcame0000moor
ISBN 10
1634139534
ISBN 13
9781634139533
OCLC/WorldCat
949146217

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