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Isaac Mizrahi recommended The Innocents Abroad in Books (curated)
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.
Movie Critics (823 KP) rated The Wall (2017) in Movies
May 10, 2017
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/
Original Score- 3 out of 5
Read Review: http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/the-wall-review/
Books Editor (673 KP) created a video about Discordia in Books
Sep 30, 2017
Emma Watson recommended Comrades and Enemies: Arab and Jewish Workers in Palestine, 1906-1948 in Books (curated)
Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad in Books
Mar 15, 2018
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.
Dean (6924 KP) rated The Kingdom (2007) in Movies
Nov 7, 2018
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!
Dean (6924 KP) rated Body of Lies (2008) in Movies
Feb 7, 2018
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.
Elif Shafak recommended Tales from the Thousand and One Nights in Books (curated)
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Mind of the Islamic State in Books
Jul 29, 2017
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.