“sahar mohamed khamis”

Given Christianity's valuation of celibacy and its persistent association of sexuality with the Fall and of women with sin, Western medieval attitudes toward the erotic could not help but be vexed. In contrast, eroticism is explicitly celebrated in a large number of theological, scientific, and lite... More

Anyone Can Do It chronicles the start and evolution of a successful business dream. Beginning with the Hashemi siblings' first conversations (when the seed of the idea was planted) it follows the progress of Coffee Republic from business plan to the present day. Coffee Republic is now worth around 5... More

It's obvious that we all fall in love. It's obvious that we all fall with a broken heart. We all want to connect for comfort at a time of grief, at a time of pain. Through my poetry you'll be able to connect, you'll be able to heal with me. Many unspoken thoughts are all written out, many unseen tea... More

In The End of Spring, Sahar Khalifeh chronicles the struggle of the Palestinian people with a humane depiction of Palestinian resistance fighters during the 2002 siege of Yasir Arafat's official headquarters. Khalifeh's tender and moving portrayal of her protagonists delves into the inner conscience... More

This award-winning novel is at once a recasting of the story of the Holy Family, an ode to Arab Jerusalem, and a call for liberation, not just of a nation but for the individual women and men who inhabit it. After abandoning his beloved Mariam when she becomes pregnant, and escaping her brothers' bu... More

"The story of [Sahar's] trip to New York and subsequent cravings for skinny lattes is the stuff of coffee shop legend." The Sunday Times [Sahar is] the Lawyer who put the cream in our coffee." The Guardian "A business book charting her experience from the kitchen table to the boardroom table." The... More

In this powerful novel, acclaimed Palestinian author Sahar Khalifeh examines the stark realities in the lives of Palestinian women. Through her protagonist, Zeynab, born to an American mother and a Palestinian father, Khalifeh illuminates the disorienting experience of living between two worlds, and... More