Nostalgia of An Immigrant

Hardcover Edition - Hanine Moghtareb: Daftar Ayamy or Nostalgia of An Immigrant: A Poetic Memoir is a collection of poems written in the Arabic language. It relays the author's journey as a Lebanese woman from the green hills of Dhour el Shweir Lebanon to the United States of America. Through various poems and short narratives she reaches out to her eldest granddaughter Maya as she reflects upon the emotional struggles and challenges that many Lebanese immigrants face in any foreign country. Its inspiration stems from her town's natural beauty with its polished red-tiled roofs its perfumed paths of green pine and its authentic relationships among Nora's family friends and neighbors. It is a rhythmic longing for the homeland a defiance of all distances that immigration abides by and a story of love commitment courage and hope. Foreword afterword book creation & design by Nora's granddaughter Maya Houcheime. Book creation editing & layout by Nora's daughter Soulaima Houcheime.