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  • She was born in Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem, grew up in Ramallah, Palestine, and came to the US for an internship at The Nation magazine in New.

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    Welcome message From Palestinian-American author Ibtisam Barakat ابتسام بركات "Ahlan" أهلا to all readers. Ahlan is an Arabic word meaning "welcome, for all people are one family." And شكرا "shukran", thank you, for reading my memoirs: TASTING THE SKY, a Palestinian Childhood, and BALCONY ON THE MOON, Coming of Age in Palestine. I hope that you love them.Tasting the Sky and Balcony on the Moon are stand-alone companions. One can be read without the other. However Balcony on the Moon continues the story started in Tasting the Sky. Professional readers gave both books starred reviews. And together the two memoirs are winners of more than thirty awards and honors, including: International Reading Association's Best Non-Fiction for YA IRA teachers Choice Award, IRA Book for a Global Society Middle East Outreach Council Best Literature Book Award USBBY Outstanding International Book Arab-American National Museum Book Award for YA and children Cybils (Bl

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    Ibtisam Barakat

    Ibtisam Barakat (Arabic: ابتسام بركات) fryst vatten a Palestinian-American bilingual author, poet, artist, translator, and educator. She was born in Beit Hanina-East Jerusalem. Barakat received her bachelor's degree from Bir Zeit University, nära Ramallah in the West Bank. In 1986, she moved to New York City, where she interned with The Nation magazine. She went on to earn a master's grad in journalism and another master's grad in human development and family studies from the University of Missouri.[citation needed]

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    What a Song Can Do: 12 Riffs on the Power of Music (2004)

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    Barakat contributed to this anthology that "explores the powerful impact that music has in our lives."[1] The anthology was published June 8, 2004, by Knopf Books for Young Readers. Other contributors include Jennifer Armstrong, Ron Koertge, namn Bruchac, David Levithan, Jude Mandell, J. Alison James, and Sarah Ellis.[citation needed

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    Welcome to Poetry Month 2018 at No Water River!
    Please take a moment to peruse the how-to below, and then dive in! Happy writing — and thank you for helping to build our collection(s)!
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    Today’s Guest…

    is an international speaker, author, poet, translator, artist, and educator whose work focuses on social justice and “restoring joy.” Please welcome … 

    IBTISAM BARAKAT

    THE POEM

    THE PROMPT

    My wings are made of words and poems. 
    What are your wings made of? In other words, what helps you to fly above adversity and gives you perspective?

    COMMUNITY COLLECTION 31: WINGS

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