Jihad
1) Street life
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A former inmate, who is now an assistant stock broker and a part-time gang counselor, details his life on the inner city streets of Atlanta as a notorious drug dealer, vividly recreating his struggle to break the cycle and walk the straight and narrow.
Author
Publisher
Urban
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Rhythm is a college student in DC who learns of Moses King, the man who started the Disciples, the largest street gang in Chicago. She reads his court case, and the inconsistencies in his trial transcripts lead her to write him, asking him if he really did kill the black Chicago congressman Perry Homes and rape his wife, Fiona.
It seems unlikely; Moses started the Disciples to make a positive impact on the black community. The Disciples head up book...
Author
Publisher
Envisions Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"As kids, Terrell 'TJ' Money and Percival 'PC' Turner had one goal-- become big-time preachers. But once they accomplish that goal ... the best friends battle on just how they should be leading their flock. ... [The] best friends will see sides of each other they never knew existed"--P. [4] of cover.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Arabic
Description
Capernaum tells the story of Zain (Zain al-Rafeea), a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the "crime" of giving him life. The film follows Zain as he journeys from gutsy, streetwise child to hardened 12-year-old "adult" fleeing his negligent parents, surviving through his wits on the streets, where he meets Ethiopian migrant worker Rahil, who provides him with shelter and food, as Zain takes care of her baby son Yonas in return. Zain later gets...
11) Caramel
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Arabic
Description
A romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut, all with their own quirks and comedic problems they must deal with.
14) Capernaum
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Arabic
Description
After fleeing his negligent and abusive parents, a hardened, streetwise twelve-year-old boy sues them to protest the life they've given him.
15) In Syria
Series
Pub. Date
2018
Language
Arabic
Description
"A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home. This nerve-wracking study of life in Damascus won an Audience Award at Berlinale."--from Imbd.com.
17) The devil's game
Author
Publisher
Wahida Clark Presents Pub
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
There is always a price to pay when playing The Devil's Game. Indebted to the Russian Mafia after murdering one of their high ranking officials, the streets of Pittsburgh, PA now have a tight hold on Chris Michaels and he cannot seem to break free. As he tries to escape the illusion filled maze of greed, love, lust and power, tragedy and death pull him back in. Time is running out and Chris will have to choose either the love of his life or the streets....