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1970 Black September in Jordan

  • Jamāl Abu Ghaydā (1966-, Jordan) – Khābiyyat al-Ḥanīn (‘Vessels of nostalgia’, 2016). This novel describes two periods in Jordan’s history: Black September in 1970 and the student demonstrations and subsequent clashes with the police at the Yarmouk University in Irbid in 1986. Its characters include the students Fawwāz, a Palestinian Fedayeen, and his nephew Nāyif, a left-wing student (also in O: Occupations, Professions and Hobbies: University Life: Academics and Students).

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