Of noble origins / Sahar Khalifeh ; translated by Aida Bamia.

By:

Khalīfah, Saḥar

Contributor(s):

Bamia, Aida A. (Aida Adib)

Language: English Original language: Arabic Series: Modern Arabic literatureCairo, Egypt ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2012Description: 274 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9789774165429

Uniform titles:

Aṣl wa-faṣl. English.

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Genre/Form:

Print books.

LOC classification:

PJ7842.H2938 A9513 2012

Summary: "The Qahtans are a Palestinian family that claims to have originated in the Arabian Peninsula, descended from the family of the Prophet Muhammad. This connection has given its members a certain ascendancy in their society, and has influenced their cultural and political choices. The true test occurs when the Qahtans, like other Palestinians, confront two enemies after the First World War: the British Mandate and the Zionist movement. Observing the gradual and increasing illegal Jewish immigration and land appropriation, the Palestinians come to realize they have been betrayed by a power that 'fulfilled their promises to the Jews and reneged on their promises to the Arabs.'"-- P. [2] of cover.

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"A Palestinian novel"--Cover.

"The Qahtans are a Palestinian family that claims to have originated in the Arabian Peninsula, descended from the family of the Prophet Muhammad. This connection has given its members a certain ascendancy in their society, and has influenced their cultural and political choices. The true test occurs when the Qahtans, like other Palestinians, confront two enemies after the First World War: the British Mandate and the Zionist movement. Observing the gradual and increasing illegal Jewish immigration and land appropriation, the Palestinians come to realize they have been betrayed by a power that 'fulfilled their promises to the Jews and reneged on their promises to the Arabs.'"-- P. [2] of cover.