Nightingales: True Stories of Escape, Hope, and Resilience

Nightingales: True Stories of Escape, Hope, and Resilience

by Mimi Melkonian
Nightingales: True Stories of Escape, Hope, and Resilience

Nightingales: True Stories of Escape, Hope, and Resilience

by Mimi Melkonian

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Overview

More than 11 million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes as a result of civil war. Many of these people leſt everything—and everyone—behind to start new lives in a new country. They traveled hundreds, even thousands, of miles to start new lives in a place where they knew no one, and oſten didn’t speak the language. These are their stories—stories of escape, hope, and resilience. In Nightingales, Mimi Melkonian has compiled a fascinating collection of stories of Syrian migrants who leſt familiar surroundings, family members, and more, knowing they may never step foot in their homeland again. Their vision of a better life is what inspired them to keep moving forward without looking back. Their resilience has enabled them to flourish in their adopted countries. Melkonian profiles 16 inspiring migrants, including artists, musicians, intellectuals, and entrepreneurs.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780997175332
Publisher: Crater Publishers LLC
Publication date: 11/30/2018
Series: Contemporary World Issues (Hardcover) , #1
Pages: 156
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Mimi Melkonian teaches Arabic, French, and "Attack and Aftermath of 9/11" at Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut. She has extensive experience in teaching Arabic language and culture in creative ways in the classroom, as well as online. She is a frequent presenter at linguistic conferences and seminars in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. She is invited annually to present at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Convention at Columbia University in New York City. Mimi has been honored with several awards, including the Goodwill Ambassador Award from the Secretary of State and Governor of Arkansas for her valuable contribution to the Little Rock Sister Cities Commission and the IBLA-Little Rock Music
Festival. She is a Licentiate of The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, IMA, in London. In 2017, she was awarded the Educational Technology Award from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), an organization that promotes the teaching and learning of Arabic language and culture in the United States. Most recently, in 2018, Mimi was elected secretary for the Arabic Special Group (SIG) at ACTFL.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Acknowledgments 11

Chapter 1 The Arabic Library in Berlin: 13 Muhannad Qaiconie (Germany)

Chapter 2 Those Forgotten on the Banks of Euphrates: 36 Dima Orsho (United States)

Chapter 3 Berlin, I Cook with Love: 44 Malakeh Jazmati (Germany)

Chapter 4 The Kiss to the World: 53 Tammam Azzam (Germany)

Chapter 5 Feeling Like Home: 58 Mojahed Akil (Turkey)

Chapter 6 The Power of Music: 64 Kinan Azmeh (United States)

Chapter 7 The Compassionate Teacher: 72 Lena Tavitian (Canada)

Chapter 8 Syrian Voices Echo in the World: 80 Talar Dekrmanjian (The Netherlands)

Chapter 9 We Were Called Heroes: 92 Sarah Mardini (Germany)

Chapter 10 Bread for Bread: 98 Alaa al-Hariri (Portugal)

Chapter 11 #EVERYCHILDISMYCHILD: 104 Mirna Kassis (Italy)

Chapter 12 Gabriele, the Luthier: 111 Gabriele Jebran Yakoub (Germany)

Chapter 13 Dalya, The Teenager: 117 Dalya Zeno (United States)

Chapter 14 Aleppo, A Walking Museum: 123 Kevork Mourad (United States)

Chapter 15 Maya, The Woman in Progress: 129 Maya Shahaf (Sweden)

Chapter 16 Dance or Die: 135 Ahmad Joudeh (The Netherlands)

About the Author 143

Index 144

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