A Disappearance In Damascus

Author : Deborah Campbell
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780345809315

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A Disappearance in Damascus by Deborah Campbell Pdf

Winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-Fiction: In the midst of an unfolding international crisis, the renowned journalist Deborah Campbell finds herself swept up in the mysterious disappearance of Ahlam, her guide, "fixer," and friend. Her frank, personal account of her journey to rescue her, and the triumph of friendship and courage over terrorism, is as riveting as it is illuminating. The story begins in 2007 when Deborah Campbell travels undercover to Damascus to report on the exodus of Iraqis into Syria following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. There she meets and hires Ahlam, a refugee working as a “fixer”—providing Western media with trustworthy information and contacts to help get the news out. Ahlam, who fled her home in Iraq after being kidnapped while running a humanitarian centre, not only supports her husband and two children through her work with foreign journalists but is setting up a makeshift school for displaced girls. She has become a charismatic, unofficial leader of the refugee community in Damascus, and Campbell is inspired by her determination to create something good amid so much suffering. Ahlam soon becomes her friend as well as her guide. But one morning Ahlam is seized from her home in front of Campbell’s eyes. Haunted by the prospect that their work together has led to her friend’s arrest, Campbell spends the months that follow desperately trying to find her—all the while fearing she could be next. Through its compelling story of two women caught up in the shadowy politics behind today’s conflict, A Disappearance in Damascus reminds us of the courage of those who risk their lives to bring us the world’s news.

Author : Deborah Campbell
Publisher : Picador
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1250147883

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A Disappearance in Damascus by Deborah Campbell Pdf

Winner of the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Winner of the Freedom to Read Award Winner of the Hubert Evans Prize In the midst of an unfolding international crisis in Syriah, renowned journalist Deborah Campbell finds herself swept up in the mysterious disappearance of Ahlam, her guide and friend. Campbell’s frank, personal account of a journey through fear and the triumph of friendship and courage is as riveting as it is illuminating. The story begins in 2007, when Deborah Campbell travels undercover to Damascus to report on the exodus of Iraqis into Syria, following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. There she meets and hires Ahlam, a refugee working as a “fixer”—providing Western media with trustworthy information and contacts to help get the news out. Ahlam has fled her home in Iraq after being kidnapped while running a humanitarian center. She supports her husband and two children while working to set up a makeshift school for displaced girls. Strong and charismatic, she has become an unofficial leader of the refugee community. Campbell is inspired by Ahlam’s determination to create something good amid so much suffering, and the two women become close friends. But one morning, Ahlam is seized from her home in front of Campbell’s eyes. Haunted by the prospect that their work together has led to her friend’s arrest, Campbell spends the months that follow desperately trying to find Ahlam—all the while fearing she could be next. The compelling story of two women caught up in the shadowy politics behind today’s most searing conflict, A Disappearance in Damascus reminds us of the courage of those who risk their lives to bring us the world’s news.

Author : David McCloskey
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393881059

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Damascus Station: A Novel by David McCloskey Pdf

Finalist for the 2022 ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel "Damascus Station is simply marvelous storytelling.…[A] stand-out thriller and essential reading for fans of the genre." —Financial Times A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in war-ravaged Damascus to hunt for a killer in this page-turner that offers the "most authentic depiction of modern-day tradecraft in print." (Navy SEAL sniper and New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr). CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad’s recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy. But the cat and mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad’s spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet.

Author : David Levering Lewis
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0393067904

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God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215 by David Levering Lewis Pdf

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning author, God’s Crucible brings to life “a furiously complex age” (New York Times Book Review). Resonating as profoundly today as when it was first published to widespread critical acclaim a decade ago, God’s Crucible is a bold portrait of Islamic Spain and the birth of modern Europe from one of our greatest historians. David Levering Lewis’s narrative, filled with accounts of some of the most epic battles in world history, reveals how cosmopolitan, Muslim al-Andalus flourished—a beacon of cooperation and tolerance—while proto-Europe floundered in opposition to Islam, making virtues out of hereditary aristocracy, religious intolerance, perpetual war, and slavery. This masterful history begins with the fall of the Persian and Roman empires, followed by the rise of the prophet Muhammad and five centuries of engagement between the Muslim imperium and an emerging Europe. Essential and urgent, God’s Crucible underscores the importance of these early, world-altering events whose influence remains as current as today’s headlines.

Author : Deborah Campbell
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1926685873

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This Heated Place by Deborah Campbell Pdf

This Heated Place is a compelling account of travel in war-torn Israel, with personal insights into the region's complex and bloody struggles. Returning to Israel after a ten-year absence, Deborah Campbell — a Canadian student at Tel Aviv University during the Gulf War — takes readers along for the ride as she gains insight into one of the world's most intractable conflicts. She drives through the West Bank with an American-Israeli settler in his bombproof SUV; visits a Palestinian family in Hebron following an Israeli army raid; talks to girls at an Islamic school in Gaza; and meets Israeli refuseniks who have spent time in prison for their stance. Skillfully weaving together elements of political reporting with travel writing, and rejecting the simplifications that characterize mainstream journalism, Campbell carefully records her observations. Her belief that the majority of people on both sides want peace is based both on her personal experiences and on recent developments, and always she is mindful that, when it comes to understanding this terrible conflict, what you see depends on where you are standing. A highlighted map of the region and a selection of the author's own photos are included.

Author : Scott Korb
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101186015

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Life in Year One by Scott Korb Pdf

For anyone who's ever pondered what everyday life was like during the time of Jesus comes a lively and illuminating portrait of the nearly unknown world of daily life in first-century Palestine. What was it like to live during the time of Jesus? Where did people live? Who did they marry? And what was family life like? How did people survive? These are just some of the questions that Scott Korb answers in this engaging new book, which explores what everyday life entailed two thousand years ago in first-century Palestine, that tumultuous era when the Roman Empire was at its zenith and a new religion-Christianity-was born. Culling information from primary sources, scholarly research, and his own travels and observations, Korb explores the nitty-gritty of real life back then-from how people fed, housed, and groomed themselves to how they kept themselves healthy. He guides the contemporary reader through the maze of customs and traditions that dictated life under the numerous groups, tribes, and peoples in the eastern Mediterranean that Rome governed two thousand years ago, and he illuminates the intriguing details of marriage, family life, health, and a host of other aspects of first-century life. The result is a book for everyone, from the armchair traveler to the amateur historian. With surprising revelations about politics and medicine, crime and personal hygiene, this book is smart and accessible popular history at its very best.

Author : Jonathan Frankel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521483964

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The Damascus Affair by Jonathan Frankel Pdf

A Jewish delegation led by Sir Moses Montefiore and Adolphe Cremieux was sent to the Middle East in the hope of discovering the real murderers.

Author : Delphine Minoui
Publisher : Picador
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1529012333

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The Book Collectors of Daraya by Delphine Minoui Pdf

Author : Boaz Shoshan
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004413269

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Damascus Life 1480-1500: A Report of a Local Notary by Boaz Shoshan Pdf

In Damascus Life 1480-1500: A Report of a Local Notary, Boaz Shoshan writes the microhistory of Ibn Ṭawq, a lower middle class clerk who worked in the city ́s legal system on the eve of the Ottoman conquest, based on his unique diary.

Author : Kaya Behkalam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Artists' books
ISBN : 3941644122

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Damascus by Kaya Behkalam Pdf

"Damascus 2008: three people suddenly disappear. Zaat al-Abed, a presumed secret agent, Leena Kilkka, curator of the Damascus Biennial, an event that never happens, and a flâneur, whose diary is accidentally lost and found. "Damascus : tourists, artists, secret agents" is a pseudo-fictitious encounter of artists, dancers, secret agents, speculative writers, lovers, film-makers and photographers who come together to unravel the rumors, questions and traces of the mysterious disappearances that happen in the subconscious urban setting of one of the world's oldest cities. The idiosyncratic novel is the outcome of a Reloading Images collaboration ... involving more than thirty international artists and writers."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : St John Damascene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1631741039

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An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith by St John Damascene Pdf

Author : Donald Tyson
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738726298

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The 13 Gates of the Necronomicon by Donald Tyson Pdf

Thirteen points of entry. Locked gateways to magical realms of immense power—and danger, for the uninitiated. Within these pages are thirteen keys. Enter the Necronomicon and be forever changed. In this authentic sourcebook for magicians, occult scholar Donald Tyson uses H.P. Lovecraft's story elements and characters—alien races, ancient sorceries, the Dreamlands, deities, witches, and ghouls—as the foundation for a workable and coherent system of modern ritual magic based on the thirteen true zodical constellations. This authoritative guide presents the essential elements of the Necronomicon mythos for use in esoteric practices such as dream scrying, astral projection, magical rites, and invocations.

Author : Gerber
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1992-11-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781439107836

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The Jews of Spain by Gerber Pdf

The history of the Jews of Spain is a remarkable story that begins in the remote past and continues today. For more than a thousand years, Sepharad (the Hebrew word for Spain) was home to a large Jewish community noted for its richness and virtuosity. Summarily expelled in 1492 and forced into exile, their tragedy of expulsion marked the end of one critical phase of their history and the beginning of another. Indeed, in defiance of all logic and expectation, the expulsion of the Jews from Spain became an occasion for renewed creativity. Nor have five hundred years of wandering extinguished the identity of the Sephardic Jews, or diminished the proud memory of the dazzling civilization, which they created on Spanish soil. This book is intended to serve as an introduction and scholarly guide to that history.

Author : Mark Hitchcock
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780785234487

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Showdown with Iran by Mark Hitchcock Pdf

The Threat of War with Iran Grows Day by Day Bible prophecy expert Mark Hitchcock, PhD, is noticing a dangerous trend: the nation of Iran remains in the newspaper headlines for all the wrong reasons. In Showdown with Iran, he reveals why this rogue nation is so dangerous and how that connects to what the Bible says about what’s to come while encouraging readers to remain alert, aware, and hopeful as the end times near. He tackles questions such as: Does Iran still plan to wipe Israel off the map? What does this mean for the future of the Middle East? Where does Iran stand in Bible prophecy? What will be the role of the United States in Bible prophecy? The warning of what will happen is not new. In the book of Ezekiel, the Bible records a multitude of predictions about the region then known as Persia as well as about the nation of Israel. These ancient prophecies foretell an end-time rise of Iran, as well as Russia and Turkey. But are the prophecies still unfulfilled today? Hitchcock is convinced Iran continues to play a central role in bringing about chaos in the Middle East. In Showdown with Iran, he explores the continued validity and accuracy of end-time prophecy and answers questions that will become increasingly relevant as the end times draw near.

Author : James R. Hodkinson,John Walker,Johannes Feichtinger
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781571135759

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Deploying Orientalism in Culture and History by James R. Hodkinson,John Walker,Johannes Feichtinger Pdf

Focuses on the cultural, philosophical, political, and scholarly uses of "orientalism" in the German-speaking and Central and Eastern European worlds from the late eighteenth century to the present day.