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Bestsellers
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The Prophet
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In Kahil Gibran's masterpiece, Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, must leave the port of Orphalese upon the ship he has waited upon for 12 years. As he descends to the waterfront, the people of Orphalese gather to question him and hear his wisdom on important topics of their daily lives....
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Words of wisdom
- By Liam Hannah Wade on 10-11-20
By: Khalil Gibrán
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From Darkness Into Light
- By: A. Helwa
- Narrated by: A. Helwa
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In her debut poetry audiobook, the number one international best-selling author of Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam, invites you to step into her beautifully composed world of devotional poetry....
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I find myself constantly coming back
- By Amazon Customer on 10-02-23
By: A. Helwa
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Shahnameh
- The Epic of the Persian Kings
- By: Ferdowsi
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The new, impeccable translation and adaptation of the Epic of Persian Kings by Ahmad Sadri brought to life a host of heroic characters and wove their adventures into a thrilling story spanning thousands of years....
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Learn about Persian culture through epic tales
- By Anonymous User on 01-23-19
By: Ferdowsi
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The Love Poems of Rumi
- By: Nader Khalili
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Become lost in the words of The Love Poems of Rumi. Included in this audiobook is a collection of Jalal al-Din Rumi's passionate love poems, translated by Nader Khalili. Beautifully read by Neil Shah, you'll become spiritually inspired by the words in this audiobook....
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nothing to brag about
- By T. Gust on 01-31-22
By: Nader Khalili
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The Prophet
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It is Gibran's best-known work....
By: Kahlil Gibran
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Gaza Writes Back
- Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine
- By: Refaat Alareer
- Narrated by: Amin El Gamal, Lameece Issaq
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine, edited by Refaat Alareer, is a compelling collection of short stories from 15 young writers in Gaza....
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Powerful. Sad and beautiful at the same time.
- By Gheed M. Murtadi on 05-02-24
By: Refaat Alareer
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The Prophet
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In Kahil Gibran's masterpiece, Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, must leave the port of Orphalese upon the ship he has waited upon for 12 years. As he descends to the waterfront, the people of Orphalese gather to question him and hear his wisdom on important topics of their daily lives....
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Words of wisdom
- By Liam Hannah Wade on 10-11-20
By: Khalil Gibrán
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From Darkness Into Light
- By: A. Helwa
- Narrated by: A. Helwa
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In her debut poetry audiobook, the number one international best-selling author of Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam, invites you to step into her beautifully composed world of devotional poetry....
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I find myself constantly coming back
- By Amazon Customer on 10-02-23
By: A. Helwa
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Shahnameh
- The Epic of the Persian Kings
- By: Ferdowsi
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The new, impeccable translation and adaptation of the Epic of Persian Kings by Ahmad Sadri brought to life a host of heroic characters and wove their adventures into a thrilling story spanning thousands of years....
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Learn about Persian culture through epic tales
- By Anonymous User on 01-23-19
By: Ferdowsi
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The Love Poems of Rumi
- By: Nader Khalili
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Become lost in the words of The Love Poems of Rumi. Included in this audiobook is a collection of Jalal al-Din Rumi's passionate love poems, translated by Nader Khalili. Beautifully read by Neil Shah, you'll become spiritually inspired by the words in this audiobook....
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nothing to brag about
- By T. Gust on 01-31-22
By: Nader Khalili
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The Prophet
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It is Gibran's best-known work....
By: Kahlil Gibran
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Gaza Writes Back
- Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine
- By: Refaat Alareer
- Narrated by: Amin El Gamal, Lameece Issaq
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine, edited by Refaat Alareer, is a compelling collection of short stories from 15 young writers in Gaza....
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Powerful. Sad and beautiful at the same time.
- By Gheed M. Murtadi on 05-02-24
By: Refaat Alareer
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The Rumi Collection
- An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
- By: Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, Kabir Helminski - editor
- Narrated by: Richard Pryal
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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The Rumi Collection presents an essential anthology of the works of the thirteenth-century Sufi poet and philosopher Jalâluddin Rumi....
By: Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, and others
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The Nectar of Pain
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Nectar of Pain, Zebian sheds light on the feelings and experiences that emerge from a painful heartbreak. She writes that the process of cleansing oneself of that pain—day by day, hour by hour, and second by second—is the real work of healing....
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Everything
- By Shanoy on 12-06-23
By: Najwa Zebian
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Gilgamesh: The New Translation
- By: Gerald J. Davis
- Narrated by: John Hanks
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The tale of the fifth king of the first dynasty of Uruk (in what is modern-day Iraq), who reigned for 126 years, according to the ancient Sumerian list of kings....
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Poetic translation of an epic story
- By K on 07-12-15
By: Gerald J. Davis
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Kingdom of Olives and Ash
- Writers Confront the Occupation
- By: Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders, Gabra Zackman
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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A groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international writers bears witness to the human cost of 50 years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza....
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An emotionally and ethically charged book
- By Loni Shelef on 11-18-17
By: Michael Chabon, and others
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The Book of Rumi
- By: Rumi, Maryam Mafi - translator, Narguess Farzad - foreword
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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This fresh prose translation of 105 short teaching stories by Rumi, which form the core of the six-volume Masnavi, explores the hidden spiritual aspects of everyday experience. Rumi transforms the seemingly mundane events of daily life into profound Sufi teaching moments....
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Loved it
- By Aesha T. on 02-05-19
By: Rumi, and others
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The Voice of the Master and Broken Wings
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Sunny Patel
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Kahlil Gibran was a master of capturing stories through poetic tales. He somehow managed to take a simple human thought or concept, and breathe life into it through his words in such a way that one cannot help but be instantly transported right into the midst of it.
By: Kahlil Gibran
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مرداد (The Book of Mirdad)
- By: ميخائيل نعيمه (Mikhail Naima)
- Narrated by: Mohamed Ibrahim
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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يُحكى أنّ نوح، بعد الطوفان، سأل ابنه أن يبني هيكلًا يشبه الفلك، في وسطه مذبح تشتعل فيه نار لا تنطفئ، وأن يجمع فيه تسعة رجال يسمّون "رفاق الفلك"....
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كتاب يكاد يكون مقدس
- By Muhammad Negm on 11-06-19
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Birthright
- By: George Abraham
- Narrated by: George Abraham
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Through poems of immense emotion, and the use of alluring form, Abraham crafts work that examines what we come to own by existing....
By: George Abraham
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Kahlil Gibran Collected Poetry Books and Works
- The Prophet, The Madman, The Forerunner, and a Complete Biography of Kahlil Gibran
- By: CSA Publishing, Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Tom Chandler
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Learn how the life of this Lebanese immigrant has positioned him to artistically capture the hearts, minds, and souls of readers for generations, making him one of the world’s best-selling poets....
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Fascinating! Inspiring! Great Value!
- By Patrick on 07-12-21
By: CSA Publishing, and others
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Autobiographies of Orhan Pamuk: The Writer in His Novels
- Utah Series in Turkish and Islamic Studies
- By: Michael McGaha
- Narrated by: Meryem Mulac
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk is a prominent voice in Turkish literature, speaking to the country’s history, culture, and politics. In 2006, he became the first Turkish writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Autobiographies of Orhan Pamuk is the first book-length study....
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A thorough look at the author and his work
- By Aaron S. Berman on 04-08-24
By: Michael McGaha
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يوميّات هرّ Yawmiyat Hirr [A Cat's Diary]
- By: Emily Nasrallah
- Narrated by: Emily Nasrallah
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a novel inspired by the reality of events that developed from the time of peace to the days of war in Lebanon. The story is depicted from the viewpoint of a cat, Zeeko, exposing the unique friendship built with Mona, the writer’s daughter....
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Heartbreaking story about the lebanese war
- By Abir AlHariri on 10-27-19
By: Emily Nasrallah
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The Lions' Den
- Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky
- By: Susie Linfield
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Cultural critic Susie Linfield investigates how eight prominent 20th-century intellectuals struggled with the philosophy of Zionism, and then with Israel and its conflicts with the Arab world....
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Great insights into the origins of modern Left’s attitudes to Israel
- By Amazon Customer on 12-01-23
By: Susie Linfield
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A Hundred Sweet Promises
- By: Sepehr Haddad
- Narrated by: Tim Fearon
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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A family secret revealed 40 years ago by a grandmother to her grandson is now an acclaimed Russian historical fiction novel. A Hundred Sweet Promises is the tale of the author’s grandfather, Nasrosoltan, a famed composer....
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Historical romance
- By AudioBookReviewer on 06-21-21
By: Sepehr Haddad
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The Moon That Turns You Back
- Poems
- By: Hala Alyan
- Narrated by: Hala Alyan
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A diaspora of memories runs through this poetry collection—a multiplicity of voices, bodies, and houses hold archival material for one another, tracing paths between Brooklyn, Beirut, and Jerusalem....
By: Hala Alyan
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The Meursault Investigation
- By: Kamel Daoud, John Cullen - translator
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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He was the brother of "the Arab" killed by the infamous Meursault, the antihero of Camus' classic novel....
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An enthralling double feature!
- By Kaui on 06-28-16
By: Kamel Daoud, and others
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Vis and Ramin
- By: Fakhraddin Gorgani, Dick Davis - translator
- Narrated by: Mary Sarah Agliotta, Dick Davis (introduction)
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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Vis and Ramin is one of the world's great love stories. It was the first major Persian romance, written between 1050 and 1055 in rhyming couplets....
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Oh yes
- By ICS on 07-11-21
By: Fakhraddin Gorgani, and others
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Spiritual Verses
- By: Jalal ad-Din Rumi
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Abridged
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Rumi's Spiritual Verses is the greatest mystical poem in Islamic culture - and of all time....
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Not actually unabridged
- By A. Windsor on 09-23-12
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Faces of Love
- Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz
- By: Dick Davis, Hafez, Jahan Malek Khatun, and others
- Narrated by: Dick Davis, Tala Ashe, Ramiz Monsef
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of 14th-century Persian literature....
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Lovely, and as sweet as wine
- By Anonymous User on 03-14-21
By: Dick Davis, and others
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Hafiz's Little Book of Life
- By: Hafiz, Ari Honarvar - foreword, Erfan Mojib - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Have you heard the name "Hafiz"?! Here are soaring flights of fancy and solid life lessons, from one of the greatest poets of all time—made new by two award-winning translators. This is the perfect introduction to Hafiz for all lovers of poetry and seekers of love, spirituality, and meaning....
By: Hafiz, and others
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Mind Platter
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Mind Platter is a compilation of reflections on life as seen through the eyes of an educator, student, and human who experienced her early days in silence....
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A beautiful guide to living life
- By Sean on 10-10-23
By: Najwa Zebian
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The Rumi Prescription
- How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life
- By: Melody Moezzi
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Rumi's inspiring and deceptively simple poems have been called ecstatic, mystical, and devotional. To writer and activist Melody Moezzi, they became a lifeline. In The Rumi Prescription, we follow her path of discovery as she translates Rumi's works for herself....
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Boring as hell
- By Zarafshan on 07-18-21
By: Melody Moezzi
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I Want Burning
- The Ecstatic World of Rumi, Hafiz, and Lalla
- By: Coleman Barks
- Narrated by: Coleman Barks
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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In I Want Burning, Coleman Barks fuses his passionate scholarship with a deep feeling for the poetry of Rumi, Hafiz, and Lalla....
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I love Rumi and Coleman Barks interpretation.
- By Kellie without the K on 03-24-17
By: Coleman Barks
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The Garsaspname
- By: Asadi Tusi
- Narrated by: Cie Siyavash Sharp
- Length: 19 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Composed in 1066 but only now translated into English, the Garšāspnāme by ʿAlī ben Aḥmad Asadī Ṭūsī is a Persian epic that interprets Avestan and earlier Indo-European myths for the Islamic peoples of Mediaeval Iran and Afghanistan.
By: Asadi Tusi
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Sparks of Phoenix
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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As the phoenix emerges from its ashes, Zebian emerges ablaze in these words, not only as a survivor of abuse, but as a teacher and healer for all those who have struggled to understand, reclaim, and rise above a history of pain....
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Powerful
- By amazon afficionado on 02-07-24
By: Najwa Zebian
New releases
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The Garsaspname
- By: Asadi Tusi
- Narrated by: Cie Siyavash Sharp
- Length: 19 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Composed in 1066 but only now translated into English, the Garšāspnāme by ʿAlī ben Aḥmad Asadī Ṭūsī is a Persian epic that interprets Avestan and earlier Indo-European myths for the Islamic peoples of Mediaeval Iran and Afghanistan. The “Book of Garšāsp” is a story taking listeners on a picaresque adventure throughout the known world.
By: Asadi Tusi
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Sukun
- New and Selected Poems
- By: Kazim Ali
- Narrated by: Kazim Ali
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Kazim Ali is a poet, novelist, and essayist whose work explores themes of identity, migration, and the intersections of cultural and spiritual traditions. His poetry is known for its lyrical and expressive language, as well as its exploration of themes such as love, loss, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. "Sukun" means serenity or calm, and a sukun is also a form of punctuation in Arabic orthography that denotes a pause over a consonant.
By: Kazim Ali
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The Voice of the Master and Broken Wings
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Sunny Patel
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Kahlil Gibran was a master of capturing stories through poetic tales. He somehow managed to take a simple human thought or concept, and breathe life into it through his words in such a way that one cannot help but be instantly transported right into the midst of it. When you listen to Gibran’s poetry, you aren’t just listening to the words, you are listening to living breathing people; or at least it feels that way.
By: Kahlil Gibran
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Rumi Eternal Love Poems
- Essential Verses of Romance, Love and Compassion
- By: John Balkh, Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a soul-stirring journey into the heart of love with "Rumi Eternal Love Poems: Essential Verses Of Romance, Love And Compassion." This book invites you to immerse yourself in the timeless wisdom and profound beauty of Rumi's poetry, where every verse is a testament to the power of love and compassion. In this book, you'll discover a curated collection of Rumi's most essential love poems, carefully selected to capture the essence of romance, passion, and spiritual connection.
By: John Balkh, and others
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Excavations
- A City Cycle
- By: Jennifer R. Pournelle
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Selected by Rigoberto González as the winner of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize, Excavations is set in seven cities over fifteen years of peace and war; unification and fracture. As the author sifts—literally and metaphorically—through layers of turbulent history, harsh present circumstance, and past experience, she exposes similarities and connections among seemingly different landscapes, cultures, and experience.
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Detour to Agape
- By: R. F. Whong
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Will a billionaire sacrifice his life for love? Egypt, Israel, Turkey... A soul-stirring tale that will leave you breathless. A self-made billionaire with everything except a trophy wife. A woman with a crumbling life. A shared past they can’t forget and a future they fear. Yao Chen and Ann-Ann Lee dated years earlier, but their troubled history led to a breakup. Yao is now pursuing a woman who can help expand his conglomerate. Yet he doesn't love her. Ann-Ann is jobless after her company’s bankruptcy, and her fiancé called off their wedding when she revealed her wild past. A trip ...
By: R. F. Whong
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The Garsaspname
- By: Asadi Tusi
- Narrated by: Cie Siyavash Sharp
- Length: 19 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Composed in 1066 but only now translated into English, the Garšāspnāme by ʿAlī ben Aḥmad Asadī Ṭūsī is a Persian epic that interprets Avestan and earlier Indo-European myths for the Islamic peoples of Mediaeval Iran and Afghanistan. The “Book of Garšāsp” is a story taking listeners on a picaresque adventure throughout the known world.
By: Asadi Tusi
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Sukun
- New and Selected Poems
- By: Kazim Ali
- Narrated by: Kazim Ali
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Kazim Ali is a poet, novelist, and essayist whose work explores themes of identity, migration, and the intersections of cultural and spiritual traditions. His poetry is known for its lyrical and expressive language, as well as its exploration of themes such as love, loss, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. "Sukun" means serenity or calm, and a sukun is also a form of punctuation in Arabic orthography that denotes a pause over a consonant.
By: Kazim Ali
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The Voice of the Master and Broken Wings
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Sunny Patel
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Kahlil Gibran was a master of capturing stories through poetic tales. He somehow managed to take a simple human thought or concept, and breathe life into it through his words in such a way that one cannot help but be instantly transported right into the midst of it. When you listen to Gibran’s poetry, you aren’t just listening to the words, you are listening to living breathing people; or at least it feels that way.
By: Kahlil Gibran
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Rumi Eternal Love Poems
- Essential Verses of Romance, Love and Compassion
- By: John Balkh, Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a soul-stirring journey into the heart of love with "Rumi Eternal Love Poems: Essential Verses Of Romance, Love And Compassion." This book invites you to immerse yourself in the timeless wisdom and profound beauty of Rumi's poetry, where every verse is a testament to the power of love and compassion. In this book, you'll discover a curated collection of Rumi's most essential love poems, carefully selected to capture the essence of romance, passion, and spiritual connection.
By: John Balkh, and others
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Excavations
- A City Cycle
- By: Jennifer R. Pournelle
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Selected by Rigoberto González as the winner of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize, Excavations is set in seven cities over fifteen years of peace and war; unification and fracture. As the author sifts—literally and metaphorically—through layers of turbulent history, harsh present circumstance, and past experience, she exposes similarities and connections among seemingly different landscapes, cultures, and experience.
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Detour to Agape
- By: R. F. Whong
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Will a billionaire sacrifice his life for love? Egypt, Israel, Turkey... A soul-stirring tale that will leave you breathless. A self-made billionaire with everything except a trophy wife. A woman with a crumbling life. A shared past they can’t forget and a future they fear. Yao Chen and Ann-Ann Lee dated years earlier, but their troubled history led to a breakup. Yao is now pursuing a woman who can help expand his conglomerate. Yet he doesn't love her. Ann-Ann is jobless after her company’s bankruptcy, and her fiancé called off their wedding when she revealed her wild past. A trip ...
By: R. F. Whong
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The Neighbors
- By: Ahmad Mahmoud
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Ahmad Mahmoud sets The Neighbors against the backdrop of the oil nationalization crisis that gripped Iran in the early 1950s. His protagonist, Khaled, a young man from a rundown neighborhood in Ahvaz, a city in southern Iran, becomes involved in the struggle to wrest Iran’s oil industry from the British and, as the result of his political activities, comes to realize that there is more to life than the drudgery and poverty his parents and neighbors have experienced. The Neighbors, published in 1974, cemented Mahmoud’s reputation as a novelist and captured the ethos of a generation--the ...
By: Ahmad Mahmoud
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Tale of Tala
- By: Chaker Khazaal
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Life over Death. Triumph over Failure. Hope over Despair. In Tale of Tala, Henry, a bestselling New York writer is trying to cope with the unexpected death of his mother and the failure of his latest book. His life a triumphant success had collapsed. Flying to Amsterdam to indulge in decadence and depravity, Henry gorges on everything from illicit drugs to vile carnal acts. Wanting more, he heads to Slovenia. Enter Tala - a strikingly beautiful but deceptively cunning prostitute. A Palestinian refugee, her tale of loss and suffering strikes a chord with Henry. The perilous journey between ...
By: Chaker Khazaal
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The Resonance of our Footsteps
- By: Mai Zaru
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
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This book is a collection of poems written by a young Palestinian Christian woman showing the heartbreaking truth of life under Israeli occupation. The poems aim to provide a vivid image for the world to see the physical, economic, environmental and spiritual pain that Palestinians endure constantly. Throughout the author is constantly looking to follow to resonance of hope.
By: Mai Zaru
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The Feminine Art
- By: Weam Namou
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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Set in America and the Middle East in the early 1990s, The Feminine Art is the story of Suham, a married woman who distracts herself from boredom by trying to find her nephew, Michael, a wife. The perfect bride happens to be in Baghdad. As the arranged wedding takes a shape of its own, Suham and Michael are challenged to face the truths within themselves that had been kept hidden behind tradition and illusion.
By: Weam Namou
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The Flavor of Cultures
- By: Weam Namou
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs
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Mervat was born in Iraq as a minority Christian and in the late 1970s and came to America at age two. Torn between her cultural heritage which dates back over 7300 years and the new land of freedom and opportunity, she watches friends live an Americanized lifestyle while she clings onto Middle Eastern traditions, all along yearning for the courage to follow her own path, to "Trust thyself" as Ralph Waldo Emerson emphasized. Then she meets Johnny, the perfect potential suitor, but he brings along multiple complications. As their relationship faces its challenges, Mervat's desire for having ...
By: Weam Namou
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The Moon That Turns You Back
- Poems
- By: Hala Alyan
- Narrated by: Hala Alyan
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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A diaspora of memories runs through this poetry collection—a multiplicity of voices, bodies, and houses hold archival material for one another, tracing paths between Brooklyn, Beirut, and Jerusalem. Boundaries and borders blur between space and time and poetic form—small banal moments of daily life live within geopolitical brutalities and, vice versa, the desire for stability lives in familiarity with displacement.
By: Hala Alyan