LEADER 00000cam 22004937i 4500 001 on1184236939 003 OCoLC 005 20201019093342.0 008 200820s2020 maua j 000 0ceng d 020 1623718708|q(hardcover) 020 9781623718701|q(hardcover) 035 (OCoLC)1184236939 040 YDX|beng|erda|cYDX|dBDX|dDCH|dJAS|dTOH|dOQX|dZQP|dOCLCF 049 GPIA 100 1 Tarnowska, Wafa',|eauthor. 245 10 Amazing women of the Middle East :|b25 stories from ancient times to present day /|cWafa Tarnowska ; illustrated by Christelle Halal, Hoda Hadadi, Sahar Haghgoo, Estelí Meza, Margarida Esteves. 264 1 Northampton, MA :|bCrocodile Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc.,|c2021. 264 4 |c©2020 300 111 pages :|bcolor illustrations ;|c24 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 336 still image|bsti|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 500 "Published simultaneously in Great Britain by Pikku Publishing." -- title page verso. 505 00 |tIntroduction --|tMap --|tNefertiti --|tThe Queen of Sheba --|tSheherazade --|tSemiramis --|tCleopatra VII -- |tZenobia --|tTheodora --|tRabi'a al Adawiyya --|tShajarat al-Durr --|tHurrem Sultan --|tMay Ziadeh --|tNazik al Abid --|tAnabra Salam Khalidi --|tSaloua Raouda Choucair -- |tFairuz --|tAzza Fahmy --|tZaha Hadid --|tAnousheh Ansari --|tSomayya Jabarti --|tNadine Labaki --|tAmal Clooney -- |tManahel Thabet --|tMaha al Balushi --|tNadia Murad -- |tZahra Lari --|tGlossary --|tAcknowledgments. 520 "A superb collection of stories about incredible women from the Middle East. Discover Sheherazade, the famous storyteller, dive into the musical world of the beautiful singer Fairuz and meet Amal Clooney, an outstanding international lawyer. Feel inspired by twenty-five amazing women from the Middle East, who have created a legacy through strength of vision, leadership, courage, and determination. Written by award-winning author and trailblazer, Wafa' Tarnowska, this stunning collection of life stories is illustrated by a team of internationally recognized artists. This book is an absolute must-have! This book features: Scheherazade, Persia, narrator Nefertiti, Ancient Egypt, 1370 BCE, Queen of Egypt Queen of Sheba, 1050 BCE, modern-day Ethiopia Semiramis, ancient Iraq, 811 BCE, Queen of Babylon Cleopatra VII, Egypt, 69 BCE, last queen of Egypt Zenobia, Syria, 240 CE, Queen of Palmyra Theodora, 497 CE, Empress of Byzantium Rabiya al Adawiyya, Iraq, 714, poet Shajarat al Durr, Egypt, early 13th Century, Sultana of Egypt Hurrem Sultan, Ukraine, 1502, Sultana of Ottoman Empire May Ziadeh, Nazareth, Palestine, 1886, writer Nazik el Abid, Syria, 1887, activist Anbara Salam al Khalidi, Lebanon, 1897, activist and feminist Saloua Raouda Choucair, Lebanon, 1916, painter Fairuz, Lebanon, 1933, singer Zaha Hadid, Iraq, 1950, architect Anousheh Ansari, Iran/USA, 1966, astronaut Somayya Jabarti, Saudi Arabia, 1970, editor-in-chief Nadine Labaki, Lebanon, 1974, film maker and actress Amal Clooney, Lebanon/British, 1978, lawyer Manahel Thabet, Yemen, 1981, economist and mathematician Maha Al Baluchi, Oman, pilot Nadia Murad, Iraq, 1993, rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Zahra Lari, UAE, 1995, ice skater Azza Fahmy, Egypt, jewellery designer"--|cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Women|zMiddle East|vBiography|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Women|zMiddle East|xSocial conditions|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Women|zMiddle East|xSocial life and customs|vJuvenile literature. 650 7 REFERENCE / General.|2bisacsh 650 7 Women.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01176568 650 7 Women|xSocial conditions.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01176947 650 7 Women|xSocial life and customs.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01176964 651 7 Middle East.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01241586 655 7 Biographies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 Juvenile works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411637 655 7 Biographies.|2lcgft 700 1 Al-Ḥalāl, Krīstal,|eillustrator. 700 1 Haddadi, Hoda,|d1977-|eillustrator. 700 1 Haghgoo, Sahar,|eillustrator. 700 1 Meza, Estelí,|eillustrator. 700 1 Esteves, Margarida,|eillustrator. 914 FARM276292 994 C0|bGPI
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