Elie M. Nasrallah and Qais Ghanem are
pleased to announce
their book
MY ARAB SPRING, MY CANADA
The book was launched October 22, 2012 at 7
pm in St Elias Church. The ceremony was attended by
the Mayor of Ottawa and other
distinguished guests..
BOOK SUMMARY:
- WRITTEN BY ARAB AUTHORS FOR THE ARAB
COMMUNITIES IN CANADA
- WHAT DOES THE ARAB AWAKENING MEAN IN THE
CANADIAN CONTEXT?
- WHY THE 350,000 PLUS CANADIANS OF ARAB
DECENT SHOULD FEEL EMPOWERED, ENCOURAGED AND
ENHANCED BY THE ARAB SPRING
- THE ARAB AWAKENING GENERATION HAS A
HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE IMAGE OF
ARABS IN CANADA AND BE EMPOWERED
- THE AIM AND MISSION IS TO REACH, ENGAGE,
AND CHALLENGE ARAB CANADIAN CITIZENS TO
THINK ANEW IN ORDER TO ACT ANEW IN LIGHT OF
THE ARAB SPRING
- THE SECOND AIM IS TO CHALLENGE CANADIANS
TO REBOOT AND REFORMAT THEIR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE ARAB DIASPORA GIVEN THE POTENTIAL
CONVERGENCE OF VALUES OWING TO THE ARAB
SPRING STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY, DIGNITY, AND
DEVELOPMENT
- THE BOOK TACKLES LIKE: IMMIGRATION,
DIVERSITY, INTEGRATION, SHARIA LAW, WOMEN'S
RIGHTS, HIJAB AND OFFERS A SERIES OF IDEAS
FOR THE FUTURE AS A CALL TO ACTION
- THE BOOK IS A DARING ATTEMPT TO CHALLENGE
THE STATUS QUO AND LIFT THE ARAB COMMUNITIES
FROM THEIR LONG AND DEEP SLEEP
- THE PRESENT CAN BE CHANGED STARTING TODAY
AS WELL AS THE FUTURE
"In My Arab Spring, My Canada,
authors Qais Ghanem and Elie M. Nasrallah have
given this country, their country, a valuable
gift. This book -- co-authored by a Muslim and
a Christian, both of Arab descent, both proud
Canadians -- is a pocket guide for those who
come from the Middle East as well as a useful
reference for those already here. Nasrallah
has roots that go all the way back to the
Titanic, so these are hardly starry-eyed or
discouraged newcomers. They examine
immigration from earliest days to today and
they look to the future with great optimism."
-- Roy MacGregor, author of Canadians: A
Portrait of a Country and Its People
THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE AT AMAZON
PUBLISHING AND AT BOOK STORES IN CANADA.
PRICE $12.00
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