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The thought struck me that the promised land isnt a picture of heaven but of our christian life here on earth. Once in a promised land is the story of a couple, jassim and salwa, who left the deserts of their native jordan for those of arizona, each chasing their own dreams of opportunity and freedom. C 2011 universal republic records, a division of umg recordings, inc. From the awardwinning, jordanianamerican author of west of the jordan comes a dramatic tale of the. Post911 america and arabamerican experience in halaby once. Once ina promised land download once ina promised land ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. This article explores post911 articulations of belonging in arabamerican writing, in particular laila halaby s novel once in a promised land 2007. Once in a promised land is the story of a couple, jassim and salwa, who left the deserts of their native jordan for those of. We are currently experiencing intermittent display of pdf links on some article pages. Although the two live far from ground zero, they cannot escape the nationwide fallout from 911. Laila halaby, who still dares to dream of an intact culture, has written a forceful novel that catches innocence and the hope for wholeness in the web of its complex plot and squeezes them until they bleed. In the old testament few issues are as important as that of the promise of the land to the patriarchs and the nation israel. Laila halaby s intelligent, exquisitely written second novel explores the conflicts of an arabic jordanian couple living in america directly after the terrible events.
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