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Isaac Mizrahi recommended The Innocents Abroad in Books (curated)

 
The Innocents Abroad
The Innocents Abroad
Mark Twain, Jane Jacobs | 2003 | Biography
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"One hilarious, slightly embarrassing pleasure cruise to Europe and the Middle East, wickedly funny, capturing the American sensibility."

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If you want to know anything behind the modern Middle East, this is the book for you. It does such a good job finding the foundations for the current mess in that area. Most of it stems from the First World War, and this book does focus on T.E. Lawrence (AKA Lawrence of Arabia). Lawrence was one of the people responsible for leaders in the Middle East to join WW1, but then after the war, the UK, France, and the US backtracked and made a complete mess out of everything. Overall, a great book to get some background on the situation.
  
The Wall (2017)
The Wall (2017)
2017 | Drama, Thriller, War
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7.0 (10 Ratings)
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The Wall offers new insight into a long-questioned Middle East conflict, but it’s certainly a familiar-yet-engaging battlefield story
Critic- Matt Donato
Original Score- 3 out of 5

Read Review: http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/the-wall-review/
  
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Books Editor (673 KP) created a video about Discordia in Books

Sep 30, 2017  
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DISCORDIA - Moises Saman

Discordia, a new book by Magnum photographer Moises Saman, represents a personal memory of the nearly four years he spent living and working as a photojournalist in the Middle East during the Arab Spring from 2011 to 2014.

  
Comrades and Enemies: Arab and Jewish Workers in Palestine, 1906-1948
Comrades and Enemies: Arab and Jewish Workers in Palestine, 1906-1948
Zachary Lockman | 1996 | History & Politics, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
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"In my first year I did the history of the modern Middle East, so was reading an author called [Zachary] Lockman. One of my classes was introduction to Italian film and history and we watched a ton of amazing Italian films which was really cool."

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Fascinating look at the likely reality of a man who created a leading world religion. Helps one to understand many of the conflicting things about Islam and some of how the Middle East has wound up as it has. If you take nothing else from it, it is at least engagingly well written.
  
The Kingdom (2007)
The Kingdom (2007)
2007 | Action, Drama, Mystery
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This is a very good film, well made with some great actors. Recommended by a friend and glad I saw it. It has a political edge to it about terrorism and links between the West and Middle East because of oil. There are some great action scenes and the final shootout is very well directed. Go see it!
  
Body of Lies (2008)
Body of Lies (2008)
2008 | Drama, Mystery
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6.7 (3 Ratings)
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A very good film with solid performances from the lead actors. There have been a few films that deal with the issue of terrorists in the middle east recently. Along with The Kingdom this is the one of the best. It has a good balance of action and drama, without any long drawn out sequences or an over complicated plot. It delivers the message it is getting across in a very good way.
  
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
William Harvey | 1973 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
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"Many people in the West might not be aware of how much this collection means to younger women across the Middle East. Not only each particular story, and sub-story, but also the very storyteller behind, the great Shehrazad, is inspiring. The style is playful, the themes both universal and daring. Forget the sugar-coated Disney version; there is a core inside this world classic that was, and still is, quite forward-looking."

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The Mind of the Islamic State
The Mind of the Islamic State
Robert Manne | 2017 | Essays, History & Politics
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9.0 (1 Ratings)
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Grim but essential reading, rather complex
For those who want to have a clearer understanding of the situation and the various factions in the Middle East, this is a good guide to making differentiations. While it is extremely dark and depressing, it is important to make distinctions between the insurgent groups - the most significant part you can take away from this book is that every group believes in something different and therefore are fighting more so with each other rather than 'the West'. Understanding the historical context is essential to grasping the current issue.