"In actual fact, the only thing that matters in life is love, yet the inquisitive mind must be fed a few facts... Look at Baghdad!" commands Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi's lively and imperious aunt Fatima, one of the characters in this delightful collection of personal essays. Aunt Fatima would have approved of this book, for as her niece turns her eye first on Baghdad and then all the lands of the Middle East, ending with her research into women's customs in the Emirates, she devotes herself as a lover does to all the intimate details around her. Whether she recounts a trip to buy a rug, a childhood incident on a Lebanese playground, or explicates Arab poetry, al-Rawi's collection is full of all that Aunt Fatima recommends-her beloved poetry, the ever-present history of these ancient lands, tender and intricate accounts of daily life, and quirky, nuanced tracings of the workings of the human heart.
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Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi is a much-admired teacher of Middle Eastern dance and Sufism. She lives in Jerusalem and Vienna, where she teaches oriental dancing. Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi was educated at the Universities of Cairo and Vienna, and is an expert in Arabic studies and ethnology. She is the author of Grandmother's Secrets, a fascinating hybrid of memoir and oriental dance instruction, and Golden Sky, Red Earth: Women's Lives in Palestine.
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Excelent mix of history& personal view,
This review is from: Midnight Tales: A Woman's Journey Through the Middle East (Paperback)
A very enjoyable journey that takes you outside the limits of this world.Lots of valuable informations blended with areal life story.
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