Monday 28 February 2011
Egypt and the Middle East
Given the remarkable exciting events in Egypt, you should read as background The Yacoubian Building by Alaa al Aswany …… there is also a DVD. More background to the Middle East is Levant by Philip Mansel about Alexandria, Beirut and Smyrna which is an excellent book. More recently, Jerusalem – The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore which covers the period from the city’s foundation up to 1967. It is not only very informative but a great read.
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