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Where can I find books about Middle Eastern & North African Cultures (MENA)?

I'm very interested in learning more about Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) cultures. I read the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and I'm reading a Thousand Splendid Suns by him also. I also have Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi. Please help!!!

http://www.routledge.com/books/subjects/Middle_East_Culture_IN100400/

http://global.stanford.edu/index.php?&subject=&region=27&country=&keyword=&limit=10&sb=&activity=2&q=output

http://middleeast.about.com/od/middleeast101/tp/me070905a.htm

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Blood Runner (Paperback) $16.23 When Samuel`s parents and sister are killed by South African police, Samuel`s brother joins the violent anti-Apartheid movement while Samuel begins training to be a runner under the tutelage of his English-trained uncle.

Barefoot Runner $32.09 Abebe Bikila was the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal. He won the marathon running barefoot in Rome in 1960 and won again wearing shoes in Tokyo in 1964, becoming the first person to win the most gruelling of all human contests twice.

Blood Runner By Riordan, James $13.39 When Samuels parents and sister are killed by South African police, Samuels brother joins the violent antiApartheid movement while Samuel begins training to be a runner under the tutelage of his Englishtrained uncle. Author: Riordan, James Subtitle: The Long Race to Freedom Publication Date: 2012/02/21 Number of Pages: 159 Binding Type: Paperback Grade Level: 46 Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 5.00 Height: 7.75

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Runner's World - The Runner's Diet $10.46 Runner's World - The Runner's Diet

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South Africa's Football dividions

Soccer is intensely followed, and the quality of the local game keeps improving – as demonstrated by the increasing number of South African players-in-exile among the glamorous European clubs.

Local teams, organised in a national league plus a plethora of knock-out cups, are followed with passion by paint-daubed, costumed, whistling and cheering fans. Mercifully, the country has been spared the spectre of football hooliganism.

There's probably no quicker way to "break the ice" with the South African on the street than to demonstrate some knowledge of local soccer. To help you improve your conversational skills, here's a crash course on the country's most important teams and competitions.

BAFANA BAFANA

In 1992, two years before the country's first democratic election, the united South African team came into being, playing Cameroon in its first match in Durban on 9 July. It was a triumphant occasion for the side that came to be known as Bafana Bafana – "The Boys" – as they edged the West African powerhouse by a goal to nil. However, the win concealed the negative effect that apartheid-enforced isolation had had on local soccer.

When South Africa hosted the 1996 African Nations Cup, however, South Africa proved they belonged in the finals by defeating Tunisia 2-0 in the final. It was during the team's run to the title that its nickname, "Bafana Bafana", became known around the world. 

BANYANA BANYANA

South Africa's senior women's team, Banyana Banyana – "The Girls" – have traditionally been the strongest team in southern Africa and one of the best in Africa.

Banyana Banyana were crowned Cosafa (Confederation of Southern African Football Associations) champions in 2002 and 2006. In continental competition, the team finished runner-up to Nigeria at the CAF African Women's Championship in 2000, and second at the All Africa Games in 2003 and 2007.

GLAMOUR CLUBS

Kaizer Chiefs

South Africa's favourite soccer club never seems to play an away match. "The Amakhozi" often draw more supporters at away games than their opposition.

Orlando Pirates

Formed in 1937, Orlando Pirates has a support base extending across the country's borders.

Two-time winners of SA's Premier Soccer League since its launch in 1997, "The Buccaneers" are the only South African team so far to have won Africa's premier club competition, the Champions League, a feat they achieved in 1995.

Mamelodi Sundowns, SuperSport United

While Chiefs and Pirates have long battled for the title of South Africa's most popular club, other outfits have emerged to challenge for the position, among them two Tshwane/Pretoria-based clubs: Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United.

Backed by billionaire mining magnate Patrice Motsepe, Mamelodi Sundowns have the finances to ensure a squad with depth and quality. The club is often compared to England's Chelsea, which rose to prominence partly through the backing of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE

South Africa's top soccer league, featuring the country's best 16 clubs, came into being in 1997.

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has helped raise the standard of club football in South Africa, providing the sport with better media coverage and much-improved revenue through strong sponsorship deals.

Sponsorship boom

In June 2007, the PSL pulled off an astounding coup when it signed a R1.6-billion broadcast deal with SuperSport International.

And in August 2008, cellular giant MTN committed the same amount – R400-million over five years – to the local game, while taking over the title sponsorship of the Top 8 knockout tournament. These deals combined have made South Africa's Premier Soccer League the seventh biggest earner of sponsorship revenue among football leagues worldwide. 

KNOCKOUT COMPETITIONS

A number of knockout competitions are played alongside the league fixtures in South African soccer.

Nedbank Cup

A knockout competition modelled on England's famous FA Cup, giving lower league teams the chance to do battle with premier league clubs, has been in existence since 1978, under various names: the Mainstay Cup (1978-1987), Bobsave Superbowl (1988-2002), Absa Cup (2003-07) and, from 2008, the Nedbank Cup.

MTN 8

The MTN 8 – formerly the Top 8 and Supa 8 – is contested at the beginning of each Premier Soccer League season by the top eight finishers of the previous season.

Now known as the MTN 8 Knockout, after cellular operator MTN took over the title sponsorship, the tournament boasts a R8-million winner-takes-all prize – while guaranteeing each team R800 000 simply for participating. 

Telkom Knockout

The Telkom Knockout competition, which features all 16 Premier Soccer League teams on a knockout basis, is African football's second most lucrative domestic competition after the Nedbank Cup.

The competition was first held in 1992 and has existed under a number of different names, including the Coca-Cola Cup and the Rothmans Cup. 

FIRST DIVISION

Below the Premier Soccer League, South African football's First Division is divided into two – the Inland Stream and the Coastal Stream – with each stream made up of eight clubs.

At the end of each season, the winners of the two streams meet in a final, with a place in the Premier Soccer League at stake (replacing the team that finished last in the PSL). The second-placed team, however, still has a shot at making it into the PSL.

That club takes on the two second-placed finishers from the First Division, as well as the team that finished second-last in the PSL, in a mini-tournament, with the winner earning a place in the top league.

Ticket4Football.com is the most specialized and fully dedicated football ticket website in offering South Africa football tickets for all its football matches because you can buy your favorite World Cup football tickets of your favorite football match/team online through a secured and guaranteed online booking system.

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