Internationally acclaimed bilingual author Ibtisam Barakat will read from her new book التاء المربوطة تطير  -- winner of the READ EVERWHERE award for Arabic literature for young readers (age 10 and up but also a magnificent literary read for grown ups who delight in the magica of Arabic language)--

Details:

At 6 p.m. on Tuesday 6/21/2011  at Majdalawi Masterpieces bookstore,
Address: Al-Shmaisani -- 39 Issam Ajlouni street
Tel of the bookstore: 5676363

Website for the Ta Marbouta book:
http://ta-marbouta-book.weebly.com/index.html  (Ta Marbouta Book)

Note: Available at Majdalawi also will be a limited number of copies of Ibtisam's book authored in English, Tasting the Sky, A Palestinian Childhood, which won more than 20 awards and honors including the Interantional Reading Association's Best non-ficiton book and is now available in six languages. Tasting the Sky is a Palestinian masterpiece, telling a story from a young person's voice. It is a popular international book taught and read in endless schools and universities around the world.

Ibtisam Barakat lives in America so this is an excellent opportunity to meet the author.

As Arabs . . . we must learn to Read, Everywhere .!!!  And a great book can help the reader fall in love with reading and growing becoming a more inspired, capable and creative human being with every word . . .