Memoir

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The Elephant in the Newsroom: The Palestinian Exception at CTV
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The Elephant in the Newsroom: The Palestinian Exception at CTV

From: Razing Palestine

In this chapter, Jamal recounts her experiences as a Palestinian journalist at CTV, exploring what she terms the ‘Palestine Exception’—the systematic erasure of Palestinian … 12 $1.20 Add
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The First Bedouin Feminist

The First Bedouin Feminist

From: Hope Is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences where her community work in Laqiya was reduced by a journalist to the label "The First Bedouin Feminist." 7 $0.70 Add
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“The jig was up”
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“The jig was up”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines Pierre Trudeau’s final months as Liberal Leader in Opposition, from mid-1979 through his November 21, 1979 resignation (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Lost Lamb

The Lost Lamb

From: Hope Is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences tending sheep in the mountains of Laqiya, where she found freedom from the strict social codes imposed by her mother, Ummi. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Lunch Box

The Lunch Box

From: Hope Is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj recounts childhood mornings in the Bedouin village of Laqiya, where daily life revolves around milking sheep and rigid gender roles. 5 $0.50 Add
The Matryoshka Memoirs

The Matryoshka Memoirs

A Story of Ukrainian Forced Labour, The Leica Camera Factory, and Nazi Resistance.

Irina Nikifortchuk was 19 years old and a Ukrainian schoolteacher when she was abducted to be a forced laborer in the Leica camera factory in Nazi Germany. Eventually pulled from the camp … 252 View
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“The resolution”
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“The resolution”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the September 1980 period when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau moved to patriate the Canadian constitution and draft a Charter of Rights following the collapse of … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Sacred and the Profane: Early Life in Saint-Pierre-Jolys
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The Sacred and the Profane: Early Life in Saint-Pierre-Jolys

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Roger Turene traces his family’s decades in Saint-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba, from the 1940s through the 1970s. 11 $1.10 Add
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The Silences of the Palazzo

The Silences of the Palazzo

From: Hope Is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences traveling to Turin for an academic conference and rekindling her childhood bond with Anwar. 9 $0.90 Add