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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Our appreciation goes to the University of Arkansas Press, especially Larry Malley for his encouragement and belief in the importance of this book. We are grateful to him for initiating this second edition. Our sincerest thanks goes to everyone who has helped us with creating this anthology: Lisa Suhair Majaj and T. J. Anderson III for their support; Alyssa Antonelli and Ameila Boldaji for their dedicated assistance on the first edition; Yasmine Aida Kaldas Anderson for her excellent proofreading skills; and Tiffany Robinette, whose careful reading and artistic sensibility helped us to give shape and coherence to the second edition. Additional thanks goes to Hollins University and the University of Michigan for their support in obtaining copyright permissions. Credits “My Elizabeth,” by Diana Abu-Jaber, was originally published in the Kenyon Review 17 (Winter 1995). “In-Country,” by Rabih Alameddine, was originally published in Zoetrope 6.2 (Summer 2002). “And What Else?” and “News from Phoenix,” copyright 1990 by Joseph Geha. Reprinted from Through and Through with the permission of Graywolf Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. “Ohio,” by Yussef El Guindi, was originally published in Mizna 7.1 (2005). “Stage Directions for an Extended Conversation,” by Yussef El Guindi, was originally published in Mizna 3.3 (2001). “How I Became My Mother’s Daughter,” copyright 2007 by Laila Lalami. Reprinted by permission of Laila Lalami. “Sugar in Amman,” by Amal Masri, was originally published in the Toronto Star (2006). vii 1KALDAS_pages:1KALDAS pages i-72.qxd 8/3/09 2:35 PM Page vii “Edge of Rock,” by May Munsoor Munn, was originally published in Ms. 3 (October 1992). “The American Way,” copyright 2000 by Frances Khirallah Noble. Reprinted from The Situe Stories with the permission of Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York. “Oh, Lebanon,” by Evelyn Shakir, was originally published in Flyway 7 (Fall–Winter 2002). “How We Are Bound,” by Patricia Sarrafian Ward, was originally published in Ararat (Autumn 1996). “A Day at the Beach,” by Alia Yunis, was originally published in the Crab Orchard Review (Summer–Fall 2008). “The Lebanon-Detroit Express” by Alia Yunis, was originally published in Mizna 6.2 (2005). viii  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1KALDAS_pages:1KALDAS pages i-72.qxd 8/3/09 2:35 PM Page viii ...

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