Tag: Middle East
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UNDER JERUSALEM by ANDREW LAWLER
Under Jerusalem is a 150-year history of the ground just beneath one of the world’s holiest cities. This is the well-researched, and well-written history of Jerusalem. From the time it was not much of anything to a major religious center, fought over by three or more religions. We begin in 1863, when a Frenchman with…
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AN ISHMAEL OF SYRIA by Asaad Almohammad
Book Blurb: Adam is a tortured soul. Exiled from his homeland, forced to watch the horrors unfold from afar. His family, still living – or surviving – in war-torn Syria struggle daily to feed, clothe, and educate their children. Adam tries to be a ‘global citizen’ and become a part of his new community in…