Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Magazine and the AET Book Club and the Palestinian Arts & Crafts Trust! There is still time to purchase a gift subscription to the magazine for someone you care about. Subscription orders received by Dec. 18 will be delivered in time for Christmas.  Click here to order a subscription online or call 202-939-6050 ext. 1.

We are pleased to invite our local supporters to do their Christmas shopping at our Dupont Circle retail store (1902 18th St, NW Washington, DC 20009). You can purchase books—including cook books and children’s books— films, olive oil, olive oil soap, Palestinian embroidery, pottery and glass for everyone on your shopping list. You’ll discover our one-stop-shop features the most diverse selection of Palestinian crafts in North America, solidarity items, as well as educational resources related to the Middle East.

Our non-profit store provides beautiful and quality products at wholesale prices. Times may be tough in the United States but the Palestinian economy really needs our support. When you purchase our products, you are not only getting a unique gift that will be cherished by its recipient, but you are also helping Palestinian artisans make a dignified living under intense political, military and economic conditions. You are also helping to educate your friends and relatives when you support Arab and Arab-American artisans, writers, musicians, comedians and filmmakers.

AET Book Club Recommends:

Classic Palestinian Cuisine Christiane Dabdoub Nasser Saqi Books, 2008, paperback, 271 pp. The long awaited reprint of this essential collection of recipes is sure to keep you busy cooking and eating delicious food for many years to come. List Price: $21.95 AET Price: $15

So please visit us (and bring your friends!). There’s a marvelous chocolate store next door (Biagio’s Fine Chocolate). Our regular posted hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, except Federal holidays. The store will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 24 through Jan. 2.

If you are not local (but wish you were), please shop with us online at middleeastbooks.com. We guarantee that all orders received by Saturday Dec. 18th will be delivered by Christmas, assuming stock is available.

Thank you for your support in 2010 and we look forward to your continued solidarity in 2011! Together we can...

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