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Book Club: Kurdistan+100 reimagines Kurdish state struggles through a prism of futurism, offering a space for freer Kurdish expressions and possibilities.
Book Club: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's book is a riveting account of how an all-women Kurdish militia, aided by US Special Forces, racked up strategic victories against the Islamic State group.
Book Club: Asmaa Waguih's latest book uses photojournalism to highlight the impact of Yemen's war, drawing on her experiences in Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza, and Egypt.
Book Club: One year after the killing of Mahsa Amini, a wealth of literature has surfaced celebrating the bravery of Iran's 'Women's Life Freedom' Movement.
Nizar Hanna Nasri sits atop an empire spanning pharmaceuticals, liquor imports, and real estate developments. But his success was built on a far less visible foundation: A globe-spanning trade in black-market cigarettes.
Book Club: August is 'Women in Translation Month', where readers make a conscious effort to read translated works written by women and contribute to a global exchange of literature. °®Âþµº picks ten revolutionary texts to mark the occasion.
Book Club: The case of Shamima Begum and British 'jihadi brides' has polarised British society, with vast swathes of the population encouraging their mistreatment. But what motivated their decision to travel, and are they as monstrous as they seem?
With the help of Saddam Hussein’s son, Waheb Tabra made a fortune smuggling cigarettes in the 1990s. Since the U.S. invasion, he has become a symbol of Iraq's corruption while dealing with everyone from top politicians to the Islamic State.
Book Club: Few studies have sought to understand the Yazidi people beyond their unfortunate victimhood. Austrian anthropologist Thomas Schmidinger's latest book avoids this simplistic temptation and presents a vivid portrayal of their plight.
Book Club: Research into the Circassian's role within the Ottoman Empire has been largely muted since the establishment of the Turkish Republic by Ataturk in 1923. In Caner Yelbasi's latest book, he examines the ethnic group's varied engagements.