The Best of Two Lives: Al Ahsan fi Hayat Ithnain
The Best of Two Lives is a love story as well as family history. It is shaped as a journey, beginning with the cultural foundations of Jordan and the United States. Weaving threads of family stories, Doris introduces us to compelling characters, and describes ways of life that might be forgotten if not for projects such as this. Ibrahim's early years are detailed as he lived in a mixed Muslim-Christian community in Jordan, and Doris tells of growing up as a small-town conservative Christian in Oregon. One of the fundamental messages is that despite superficial differences, at the root, Arab lives and concerns in the Middle East are relatable, just as those of Americans in the United States. Doris never shrinks from showing negative attributes that she couldn't be blamed for wanting to hide, and that differentiates her book from a purely family history. There's something here to help us see our own families more clearly and honestly, and to understand them with compassion.
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The Best of Two Lives: Al Ahsan fi Hayat Ithnain
The Best of Two Lives is a love story as well as family history. It is shaped as a journey, beginning with the cultural foundations of Jordan and the United States. Weaving threads of family stories, Doris introduces us to compelling characters, and describes ways of life that might be forgotten if not for projects such as this. Ibrahim's early years are detailed as he lived in a mixed Muslim-Christian community in Jordan, and Doris tells of growing up as a small-town conservative Christian in Oregon. One of the fundamental messages is that despite superficial differences, at the root, Arab lives and concerns in the Middle East are relatable, just as those of Americans in the United States. Doris never shrinks from showing negative attributes that she couldn't be blamed for wanting to hide, and that differentiates her book from a purely family history. There's something here to help us see our own families more clearly and honestly, and to understand them with compassion.
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The Best of Two Lives: Al Ahsan fi Hayat Ithnain

The Best of Two Lives: Al Ahsan fi Hayat Ithnain

The Best of Two Lives: Al Ahsan fi Hayat Ithnain

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Overview

The Best of Two Lives is a love story as well as family history. It is shaped as a journey, beginning with the cultural foundations of Jordan and the United States. Weaving threads of family stories, Doris introduces us to compelling characters, and describes ways of life that might be forgotten if not for projects such as this. Ibrahim's early years are detailed as he lived in a mixed Muslim-Christian community in Jordan, and Doris tells of growing up as a small-town conservative Christian in Oregon. One of the fundamental messages is that despite superficial differences, at the root, Arab lives and concerns in the Middle East are relatable, just as those of Americans in the United States. Doris never shrinks from showing negative attributes that she couldn't be blamed for wanting to hide, and that differentiates her book from a purely family history. There's something here to help us see our own families more clearly and honestly, and to understand them with compassion.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781498298384
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 09/12/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 392
File size: 18 MB
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About the Author

Doris Ayyoub is a retired elementary teacher living in Issaquah, Washington. Her two daughters, Laila Ayyoub and Tammy Ayyoub, live nearby. This is her first book.
Doris Ayyoub is a retired elementary teacher living in Issaquah, Washington. Her two daughters, Laila Ayyoub and Tammy Ayyoub, live nearby. This is her first book.

Table of Contents

Foreword A. Mary Murphy ix

Prologue xi

Chapter 1 The Lives of Our Elders 1

Chapter 2 Our Childhood Lives 26

Chapter 3 My Life at Owyhee 41

Chapter 4 Our Grade-School Lives 58

Chapter 5 Our Pioneering Lives 78

Chapter 6 Our Summer Lives 98

Chapter 7 Our Lessons in Real Life 121

Chapter 8 Our Young Adult Lives 139

Chapter 9 My Blossoming Social Life 159

Chapter 10 Our Lives Intersect 181

Chapter 11 Our Newlywed Lives 200

Chapter 12 Living Our American Dream 228

Chapter 13 Our Expanding Lives 246

Chapter 14 Our Maturing Lives 265

Chapter 15 The Homecoming of a Lifetime 286

Chapter 16 In the Thick of Regional Life 303

Chapter 17 Our Farming Lives 323

Chapter 18 Our Fulfilled lives 355

Afterword 374

Glossary of Arabic Terms 375

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