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I. Rida Mahmood

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February 13, 1983

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Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

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ياسين الحاج صالح, Charles Dickens, E.E. Cummings, Cornel West, Virgini ...more

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Ibtihal Rida Mahmood (Arabic: ابتهال رضا محمود) is a Kuwait-born Jordanian-American translator, journalist, and poet of Palestinian origin. She received a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Jordan in 2005, and a master's degree in Middle Eastern studies from the University of Washington in 2018. She is currently based in the New England region of the United States. ...more

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	The Impossible Revolution: Making Sense of the Syrian Tragedy by ياسين الحاج صالح, I. Rida Mahmood (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snow in Amman: An Anthology of Short Stories from Jordan by I. Rida Mahmood (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Alexander Haddad (Editor) 3.43 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Braids of Forbidden Trinity: A Journey in a Land Ruled by Religion, Politics, and Sex by Lama Muhammad MD (Goodreads Author), I. Rida Mahmood (Goodreads Author) (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Big News! 📣 My two chapters are officially being published this October!

I’m thrilled to share some wonderful news! This October, a landmark volume that is incredibly close to my heart will officially be published: Contemporary Arab Women Revolutionaries: Radical Traditions.

Contemporary Arab Women Revolutionaries: Radical Traditions

Contemporary Arab Women Revolutionaries Radical Traditions (Warwick Series in the Humanities) by Raad Khair Allah

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I. Mahmood liked Sohayla's review of سوانح فتاة: ".. السوانح لازلت حاضره منذ العشرينات بالقرن الماضى للآن !! .. سانحة الكاهن عن موعظته ف اسبوع مريم (( ان ع المرأه ان تكون وردا يحيطه الشوك )) .. أنا لم يعجبنى ذكرها إلا لو على سبيل عرض فكرة الكهنة و الأديان عن المرأه .. لأن المرأه إنسان و ليس عليها أن تك" Read more of this review »
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I. Mahmood rated a book it was amazing What Kind of Liberation?: Women and the Occupation of Iraq by Nadje Al-Ali	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I. Mahmood wants to read Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics [Updated Edition] by Cynthia Enloe	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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