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Dixiane Hallaj

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http://www.hallajs.com

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Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

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August 2010

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Dixie spent eleven years in the Middle East, six of them in Occupied Palestine, as part of her husband's extended family, listening as they shared much of the refugee experience with her. Recently she visited refugee camps on the West Bank, including Kalandia, where she listened to the stories of many of the women. These experiences inspired her first two novels.

The amazing life of her grandmother, Lola, inspired her third novel released in August, 2012.

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Two kids taken by Israeli soldiers

It’s something that happens every
day in the Occupied Territories, so why am I writing about it? Because of a
random tweet, because it was written up in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz,
because the reason it caught my eye was that this article was about newborn
kids—the four-legged variety.

My first thought was: How sad is
that? The arrest and incarceration of children has become so commonplace that
i... Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.12 · 16 ratings · 10 reviews · 6 distinct works · Similar authors

	It's Just Lola 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Born A Refugee: A Novel Of One Palestinian Family 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Refugee Without Refuge: A Novel of One Palestinian Family 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Born a Refugee: A Novel of One Palestinian Family 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Refugee Without Refuge: A Novel of One Palestinian Family 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Refugee Without Refuge: A Novel of One Palestinian Family 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dixiane Hallaj rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Ruby Brooch by Katherine Lowry Logan (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved Kitherina, and Cullen. Even though I anticipated the ending from chapter one, I kept reading because I wanted to know when and where they landed, and what happened to the other characters. Sure they were both super-hero types with hair-trigge...more
May 30, 2013 07:03pm · see review
Dixiane Hallaj and 1 other person liked Steven Salaita's review of Shantaram: " Okay, I've just started this and, I have to admit, I'm pretty hesitant. I know what you're thinking and, no, my hesitance isn't because Roberts is a white guy writing about India. I'm not that shallow. It's because of his author photo. Holy...wow.... " Read more of this review »
May 21, 2013 03:49am · see review
Dixiane Hallaj made a comment in the group Authors Anonymous — What's your favorite excuse for not writing? topic "Lo♪ wrote: "Applause fills the air" Add my cheers :-)"
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Dixiane Hallaj and 3 other people liked Conrad Johnson's review of The Perennial Philosophy: " Like I have stated before elsewhere, I truly believe the Golden Age of American Literature has passed. Very few authors write anymore about universal, deeply philosophical themes that capture and reflect the essence of our culture and society and,... " Read more of this review »
Mar 03, 2013 09:35am · see review
Dixiane Hallaj made a comment on Richard Bunning's review of Remembering Love "Thanks, Richard. I just bought the book. I read another book by someone who got permission to live on Pitcairn for a year. It was an interesting socie...more "
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Dixiane Hallaj made a comment on her review of Book of Mercy "Antigone lives in a world separated by severe dyslexia from those of us who find pleasure in books, a secret she has shamefully concealed for many yea...more "
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Dixiane Hallaj rated a book 5 of 5 stars Book of Mercy by Sherry Roberts (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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