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Since his boyhood in Qadhafi’s Libya, Neil MacFarquhar has developed a counterintuitive sense that the Middle East, despite all the bloodshed in its recent history, is a place of warmth, humanity, and generous eccentricity. In this book, he introduces a cross-section of unsung, dynamic men and... read more
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First Sentence edit
When I try to pinpoint the moment when the Middle East began exerting its gravitational pull on my life, I'm usually drawn back to the first diary entry I ever wrote.
Table of Contents edit
Map
1. The Beachhead
2. The Return
3. The Good Life
4. Satellite TV
5. Thanksgiving
6. Fatwa!
7. Talking About Jihad
8. Police States
9. Above the Law
10. Tribes
11. Working In Isolation
12. The Muslim Brotherhood
13. Arrested Development
14. Epilogue
Acknowledgements
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Index
About the Author
Authors & Contributors edit
- Neil MacFarquhar (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 27, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-58648-635-8
Page Count: 388
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 27, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-58648-635-8
Page Count: 388
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 956.04092
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