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Fundamentally : a novel / by Younis, Nussaibah,author.;
"A wickedly funny and audacious debut novel following a heartbroken academic as she lands in Iraq to lead a United Nations-backed deradicalization program created to reform ISIS brides When Dr. Nadia Amin, a long-suffering academic, publishes an article on the possibility of rehabilitating ISIS brides, the United Nations comes calling, offering an opportunity to lead a deradicalization program for the ISIS-affiliated women held in Iraqi refugee camps. Looking for a way out of London after a painful, unexpected breakup, Nadia leaps at the chance. In Iraq, Nadia quickly realizes she's in over her head. Her direct reports are hostile and unenthused about taking orders from an obvious UN novice, and the murmurs of deradicalization being inherently unethical and possibly illegal threaten to end Nadia's UN career before it even begins. Frustrated by her situation and the unrelenting heat, Nadia decides to visit the camp with her sullen team, composed of Goody Two-shoes Sherri who never passes up an opportunity to remind Nadia of her objections; and Pierre, a snippy Frenchman who has no qualms about perpetually scrolling through Grindr. At the camp, after a clumsy introductory session with the ISIS women, Nadia meets Sara, one of the younger refugees, whose accent immediately gives her away as a fellow East Londoner. From their first interaction, Nadia feels inexplicably drawn to the rude girl in the diamanté headscarf. She leaves the camp determined to get Sara home. But the system Nadia finds herself trapped in is a quagmire of inaction and corruption. One accomplishment barely makes a dent in Nadia's ultimate goal of freeing Sara ... and the other women, too, of course. And so, Nadia makes an impossible decision leading to ramifications she could have never imagined. A triumph of dark humor, Fundamentally asks bold questions: Who can tell someone what to believe? And how do you save someone who doesn't want to be saved?"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; IS (Organization); Female friendship; Women college teachers; Women;
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Drone warrior : an elite soldier's inside account of the hunt for America's most dangerous enemies / by Velicovich, Brett,author.; Stewart, Christopher S.,author.;
"For nearly a decade Brett Velicovich was at the center of America's new warfare: using unmanned aerial vehicles--drones--to take down the world's deadliest terrorists across the globe. One of an elite handful in the entire military with the authority to select targets and issue death orders, he worked in concert with the full human and technological network of American intelligence--assets, analysts, spies, informants--and the military's elite operatives, to stalk, capture, and eliminate high value targets in al-Qaeda and ISIS"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Velicovich, Brett.; Drone aircraft; Targeted killing; Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Afghan War, 2001-; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Afghan War, 2001-; Terrorism;
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A line in the sand / by Powers, Kevin,author.;
A former interpreter in Iraq who lost his wife and child in an assassination attempt discovers a dead body on the beach in Virginia and believes it is connected to his past.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Murder; Policewomen; Translators; Women journalists;
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Letters from Baghdad [videorecording] / by Krayenbühl, Sabine,film director.; Oelbaum, Zeva,film producer,film director.; Quaintance, Rob,film producer.; Swinton, Tilda,voice actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.;
Tilda Swinton (voice ot Gertrude Bell).Gertrude Bell is sometimes called the female Lawrence of Arabia. Bell was an explorer, spy, archaeologist, and diplomat who helped shape the Middle East after World War I. Advisor to Winston Churchill and critic of colonial policies in Iraq, Bell was considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire. The film takes viewers into a past that is eerily current.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Biographical television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926.; Arabists; Archaeologists; Colonial administrators; Travel writers; Women Arabists; Women spies; Women archaeologists; Women colonial administrators;
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Black flags : the rise of ISIS / by Warrick, Joby.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."When he succeeded his father in 1999, King Abdullah of Jordan released a batch of political prisoners in the hopes of smoothing his transition to power. Little did he know that among those released was Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a man who would go on to become a terrorist mastermind too dangerous even for al-Qaeda and give rise to an Islamist movement bent on dominating the Middle East. Zarqawi began by directing hotel bombings and assassinations in Jordan from a base in northern Iraq, but it was the American invasion of that country in 2003 that catapulted him to the head of a vast insurgency. By identifying him as the link between Saddam and bin Laden, the CIA inadvertently created a monster. Like-minded radicals saw him as a hero resisting the infidel occupiers and rallied to his cause. Their wave of brutal beheadings and suicide bombings continued for years until Jordanian intelligence provided the Americans with the crucial intelligence needed to eliminate Zarqawi in a 2006 airstrike. But his movement endured, first called al-Qaeda in Iraq, then renamed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, seeking refuge in unstable, ungoverned pockets on the Iraq-Syria border. And as the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, ISIS seized its chance to pursue Zarqawi's dream of a sweeping, ultra-conservative Islamic caliphate. Drawing on unique access to CIA and Jordanian sources, Joby Warrick weaves together heart-pounding, moment-by-moment operational details with overarching historical perspectives to reveal the long trajectory of today's most dangerous Islamic extremist threat"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: IS (Organization); Islamic fundamentalism.; Terrorism; Terrorism; Terrorism;
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Persepolis 2 : the story of a return / by Satrapi, Marjane,1969-;
Subjects: Satrapi, Marjane, 1969-; Comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels;
© 2004., Pantheon Books,
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Homeland. [videorecording]. by Danes, Claire,1979-; Lewis, Damian,1971-; Patinkin, Mandy.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Disc 1. Pilot -- Grace -- Clean skin.Disc 2. Semper I -- Blind spot -- The good soldier.Disc 3. The weekend -- Achilles heel -- Crossfire -- Representative Brody.Disc 4. The vest -- Marine One.Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin.Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued American POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody a war hero or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Following her instincts, Mathison will risk everything to uncover the truth - her reputation, her career, and even her sanity.Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war; Spy television programs.; Television programs.; Terrorists; Videorecordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2012., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Homeland. [videorecording] / by Danes, Claire,1979-; Lewis, Damian,1971-; Patinkin, Mandy.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin.Carrie goes to extraordinary lengths to solve the CIA bombing case and clear Brody's name while dealing with a deeply personal secret; Brody struggles to survive while remaining the most wanted man in America; Saul must walk a tightrope and play many opposing sides to remain chief of the CIA and try to revive his troubled marriage; Quinn has a crisis of faith.Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war; Spy television programs.; Television programs.; Terrorists; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2014., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Homeland. [videorecording]. by Danes, Claire,1979-; Lewis, Damian,1971-; Patinkin, Mandy.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Disc 1. The smile -- Beirut is back -- State of independence.Disc 2. New car smell -- Q&A -- A Gettysburg address.Disc 3. The clearing -- I'll fly away -- Two hats.Disc 4. Broken hearts -- In memoriam -- The choice.Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin.Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody is now a U.S. congressman, and former CIA agent Carrie Mathison has returned to civilian life. But when a new and potentially devastating terrorist threat emerges, Brody and Carrie's lives become intertwined once again and they resume their delicate dance of suspicion, deceit and desire.Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war; Spy television programs.; Television programs.; Terrorists; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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The messenger [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bukowski, Bobby.; Buscemi, Steve.; Camon, Alessandro.; Foster, Ben,1980-; Gordon, Mark.; Hall, Alexander.; Harrelson, Woody.; Inglee, Lawrence.; Larson, Nathan.; Malone, Jena,1984-; Miller, Zach.; Morton, Samantha.; Moverman, Oren.; Alliance Films (Firm); Alliance vivafilm (Firm); Oscilloscope Pictures.;
Director of photography, Bobby Bukowski ; editor, Alex Hall ; music, Nathan Larson.Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Steve Buscemi.Partnered with hard-line officer Tony Stone, Sgt. Will Montgomery is a battle-scarred war hero home from Iraq and newly assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. He faces this formidable mission while seeking comfort and healing back on the home front when he falls for the wife of a fallen soldier.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation (2.35:1) ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and Dolby digital surround ; region 1.
Subjects: Death notification; Feature films.; Iraq War, 2003-; Man-woman relationships; Military films.; Soldiers; Veterans; War widows; Widows;
© c2010., Alliance Films : Distributed by Alliance vivafilm,
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