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Beyond the Veil

Afghan Women and Girls' Journey to Freedom

by Lara Kajs ...

Following the August 2021 withdrawal of international forces, the Taliban systematically dismantled the fallen republic, remaking Afghanistan into a fundamentalist theological state and imposing a chilling system of total gender apartheid that codified the complete erasure of women from public life. Through an onslaught of restrictive decrees, the regime banned girls from classrooms, outlawed ... Read more

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Following the August 2021 withdrawal of international forces, the Taliban systematically dismantled the fallen republic, remaking Afghanistan into a fundamentalist theological state and imposing a chilling system of total gender apartheid that codified the complete erasure of women from public life. Through an onslaught of restrictive decrees, the regime banned girls from classrooms, outlawed
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Assad's Syria

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For more than half a century the Assad regime brutalized the Syrian people. The amount of human suffering in Syria was compounded by more than a decade of forced displacement, indiscriminate attacks on civilians, chlorine barrel bombs, sarin gas attacks, forced disappearances, besiegement, starvation, torture, extrajudicial killings, unlawful imprisonment, and mass executions. And all of this lies ... Read more

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For more than half a century the Assad regime brutalized the Syrian people. The amount of human suffering in Syria was compounded by more than a decade of forced displacement, indiscriminate attacks on civilians, chlorine barrel bombs, sarin gas attacks, forced disappearances, besiegement, starvation, torture, extrajudicial killings, unlawful imprisonment, and mass executions. And all of this lies
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Stories from Yemen

A Diary from the Field

by Lara Kajs ...

Yemen is a magical place. Its beauty is wrapped in the land, the diversity of culture, its heritage, and the people. But that beauty has been marred by nearly a decade of conflict; a conflict that has led to the worst humanitarian crisis in recorded history. But as Lara Kajs points out, ignoring the crisis in Yemen will be the loss of humanity, and to our own detriment.Stories from Yemen: A Diary ... Read more

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Yemen is a magical place. Its beauty is wrapped in the land, the diversity of culture, its heritage, and the people. But that beauty has been marred by nearly a decade of conflict; a conflict that has led to the worst humanitarian crisis in recorded history. But as Lara Kajs points out, ignoring the crisis in Yemen will be the loss of humanity, and to our own detriment.Stories from Yemen: A Diary
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Vision or Mirage

Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads

by David Rundell ...

'Clear-eyed and illuminating.'Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor'A rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.'General David Petraeus, former Commander U.S. Central Command and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency'Destined to be the best single volume on the Kingdom.'<st... ... Read more

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'Clear-eyed and illuminating.'Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor'A rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.'General David Petraeus, former Commander U.S. Central Command and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency'Destined to be the best single volume on the Kingdom.'<st...
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The New Middle East

What Everyone Needs to KnowR

by James L. Gelvin ...

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In the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged. The Syrian civil war has displaced half the country's population, and ISIS and other jihadi groups thrive in the political vacuum there and in Iraq, setting a new standard for political violence. Meanwhile, regimes in Egypt and Bahrain have become even more ... Read more

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In the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged. The Syrian civil war has displaced half the country's population, and ISIS and other jihadi groups thrive in the political vacuum there and in Iraq, setting a new standard for political violence. Meanwhile, regimes in Egypt and Bahrain have become even more
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The New Sultan

Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey

by Soner Cagaptay ...

In a world of rising tensions between Russia and the United States, the Middle East and Europe, Sunnis and Shiites, Islamism and liberalism, Turkey is at the epicentre. And at the heart of Turkey is its right-wing populist president, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. Since 2002, Erdo?an has consolidated his hold on domestic politics while using military and diplomatic means to solidify Turkey as a regional ... Read more

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In a world of rising tensions between Russia and the United States, the Middle East and Europe, Sunnis and Shiites, Islamism and liberalism, Turkey is at the epicentre. And at the heart of Turkey is its right-wing populist president, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. Since 2002, Erdo?an has consolidated his hold on domestic politics while using military and diplomatic means to solidify Turkey as a regional
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The Struggle for Egypt : From Nasser to Tahrir Square

by Steven A. Cook ...

The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life Egypt is a lynchpin of the US's Middle East strategy receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the first time that the world and has turned its gaze to Egypt however. A half century ago Egypt under Nasser became the putative ... Read more

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The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life Egypt is a lynchpin of the US's Middle East strategy receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the first time that the world and has turned its gaze to Egypt however. A half century ago Egypt under Nasser became the putative
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The Arab Uprisings:What Everyone Needs to Know

What Everyone Needs to Know®

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Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime change. What caused these uprisings? What is their significance? And what are their likely consequences? In an engaging question-and-answer format, ... Read more

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Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime change. What caused these uprisings? What is their significance? And what are their likely consequences? In an engaging question-and-answer format,
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A Woman Among Warlords

The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice

by Malalai Joya ...

Malalai Joya has been called "the bravest woman in Afghanistan." At a constitutional assembly in Kabul in 2003, she stood up and denounced her country's powerful NATO-backed warlords. She was twenty-five years old. Two years later, she became the youngest person elected to Afghanistan's new Parliament. In 2007, she was suspended from Parliament for her persistent criticism of the warlords and drug ... Read more

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Malalai Joya has been called "the bravest woman in Afghanistan." At a constitutional assembly in Kabul in 2003, she stood up and denounced her country's powerful NATO-backed warlords. She was twenty-five years old. Two years later, she became the youngest person elected to Afghanistan's new Parliament. In 2007, she was suspended from Parliament for her persistent criticism of the warlords and drug
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Pakistan on the Brink

The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

by Ahmed Rashid ...

The leading journalist on Pakistan lays out America's options with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the post-Bin Laden years.What are the possibilities-and hazards-facing America as it withdraws from Afghanistan and as it reviews its long engagement in Pakistan? Where is the Taliban now in both these countries? What does the immediate future hold and what are America's choices as President Obama ... Read more

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The leading journalist on Pakistan lays out America's options with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the post-Bin Laden years.What are the possibilities-and hazards-facing America as it withdraws from Afghanistan and as it reviews its long engagement in Pakistan? Where is the Taliban now in both these countries? What does the immediate future hold and what are America's choices as President Obama
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A Road Unforeseen

Women Fight the Islamic State

by Meredith Tax ...

A secular feminist army courageously challenges the Islamic StateIn war-torn northern Syria, a democratic society—based on secularism, ethnic inclusiveness, and gender equality—has won significant victories against the Islamic State, or Daesh, with women on the front lines as fierce warriors and leaders.A Road Unforeseen recounts the dramatic, underreported history of the Rojava Kurds, whose all ... Read more

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A secular feminist army courageously challenges the Islamic StateIn war-torn northern Syria, a democratic society—based on secularism, ethnic inclusiveness, and gender equality—has won significant victories against the Islamic State, or Daesh, with women on the front lines as fierce warriors and leaders.A Road Unforeseen recounts the dramatic, underreported history of the Rojava Kurds, whose all
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Outspoken

My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan

by Sima Samar ...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTSNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe impassioned memoir of Afghanistan's Sima Samar: medical doctor, public official, founder of schools and hospitals, thorn in the side of the Taliban, nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, and lifelong advocate for girls and women.**“I have three strikes against me. I’m a woman, I speak out for women, and I’m Hazara, the most ... Read more

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTSNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe impassioned memoir of Afghanistan's Sima Samar: medical doctor, public official, founder of schools and hospitals, thorn in the side of the Taliban, nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, and lifelong advocate for girls and women.**“I have three strikes against me. I’m a woman, I speak out for women, and I’m Hazara, the most
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