In my heart a Jewish girl في قلبي أنثى عبرية

In the heart of a neighborhood in the Island of dreams Djerba , Reem, a young  orphan Muslim girl, lives within a Jewish family, but due to certain circumstances, she is forced to leave Tunisia  and moves to south Lebanon to live with a Jewish family as well. There, she becomes a friend with Nada, the Jewish tolerant stubborn girl who is engaged to Ahmad the Muslim mujahid for Allah' sake . Their relation is based on one question, whose religion is the right one ??

My dear friend had recommended the book for me and since I trust her choices, I put the novel on my To-be-read list and I forgot about it. However, last week I found a PDF version of the book and I learned that the author's name is Khaoula just like mine and she is Tunisian too, so I stopped reading all the book that I was currently reading and I started reading this Amazing book.

As I started reading the first words, I fell in love with the book  and I couldn't stop reading . I found myself flying through the pages eager to know more.  it is emotional and intense and I was mesmerized by the story. I loved every part of the book and I learned more about my religion.
I loved all the characters but I had special feelings for Marwan, such a gentleman, he is just awesome.


I was reading some review on Goodreads and almost everyone loved the book and ranked it high. However, some people didn't love it and gave it just one start, and I was seriously, they thought that the book is an invitation to Islam.

I highly recommend the book to all people but you have to put away your believe aside then start reading, be neutral.

The a-Maze-ing Runner

The Maze Runner is a 2014 American science fiction action thriller film directed by Wes Ball, based on James Dashner's 2007 novel of the same name. The film stars Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee and Will Poulter.

The movie is about a sixteen-year-old Thomas, played by O'Brien , who wakes up in a moving elevator "the Box". 

When he arrives at the top, he finds himself in a grassy wide open expanse surrounded by huge grey walls, without his memory.

 Could this Be more terrifying ? oh yeah wait till you see the Maze. 

or the Grievers.

The movie was released in America on the 19th   of September 2014, but I was lucky enough to watch it on the 18th  , oh yeah, I found a hacked version and I was so glad and since then I have seen it twice. I really love the movie, why wouldn't I ?? it is "solid, well crafted and entertaining". Everything is like I have imagined while reading the book; the glade, the maze, the Grievers, the gladers, the runners ..  it is like Wess took the images from my mind and put them on the screen, such a talented director. Well, the movie is not a copy/past of the book; there are some changes  and I expected that and I accepted them with an open mind . The changes made the plot looks more real and plausible, and the director added some parts which made the maze amazing like when the wall moves inside the maze

Everything in the movie is perfect but Dylan O'Brien is beyond perfection, he takes the role of Thomas to a whole new high level and I'm not exaggerating. I first knew Dylan from his role in "the first time" and I was amazed by his acting, since then I have started watching Teen wolf because he co-started the show (yeah, he is the reason why I watch the show) and I saw him grow up and mature as an actor, he went almost through all the phases of acting; he was the good, the weak, the bad, the strong, the honest , the evil , the void , the hero... and while I was reading the trilogy I pictured him in my mind as Thomas then when  I heard that he was chosen for the role, I just couldn't believe  it ( next time, Wess should make me the one responsible for choosing  the cast)

 This is my favorite scene in the book and the film

the sequel of the movie "The Scorch Trial" is being filmed these days in New-Mexico and it is going to be released next fall.

if you want to see the movie click here