Haifa, Burqa . . . A Search For Roots - Softcover

Masoud, Samih

9780997845938: Haifa, Burqa . . . A Search For Roots

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ISBN 10: 0997845937 ISBN 13: 9780997845938

Publisher: inner child press, ltd., 2016

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Foreword In Haifa – Burqa, a Search for Roots, I evoke so many places in my homeland, Palestine, through which I bridge spatial and temporal distances between my life yesterday and today; trace the trail of my old days; meet the child I was; and shed light on significant memories of my childhood, including the paralysis that I suffered from until I was five; my school days in my birthplace, Haifa; my life with my family and friends; and portraits of my early years in Haifa with so many details of its roads, quarters, and stores. Then I talk about the violent clashes that occurred then, followed by its occupation and my forced departure from there. I was barely 10 when I lost my home and my school mates, and lived for a while in Burqa, the land of my ancestors, away from my birthplace. Afterwards I moved to other countries as a stranger.

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About the Author

about the Author . . . Samih Masoud is a poet, writer, and researcher. He was born in Haifa, Palestine, in 1938. He studied economics at Sarajevo University and received his Bachelor's degree in 1963. He then received his Master's degree from Belgrade University in 1965, and Ph.D. from the same university in 1967. In addition to his work in economics, including his two-volume Encyclopedia of Economics and 12 other books, Masoud published one poetry collection, one book on literature, and his autobiographical work, Haifa… Burqa: A Search for Roots. Also many of his poems and articles have appeared in literary magazines and newspapers. Masoud is a member of the Jordanian Writers Association. He is also a co-founder and chairperson of the Canadian Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMESC) and Al- Andalus Cultural Salon, a cultural branch of CMESC. The salon hosts gatherings of poets and writers and it publishes books in Arabic, English, and French. Masoud lives with his family between Montr�al, Canada and Amman, Jordan.

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