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#1 The first part of our investigation into the world of the ancient Persians is focused on narrative history. We will cover the origins of the Persians in Central Asia and their subsequent migration into the Iranian plateau. We will look at the rise to power of Cyrus the Great and his methods of conquest and settlement.
#2 The Proto-Iranians were a nomadic tribe that...
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Get the Summary of Michael Scott Moore's The Desert and the Sea in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Michael Scott Moore's book "The Desert and the Sea" chronicles his harrowing experience as a hostage in Somalia. Initially in the country to research piracy, Moore is kidnapped and spends over two years in captivity. He details the daily life of a hostage, interactions with fellow captives and pirates, and the psychological...
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#1 On September 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked that morning. Two of them were American Airlines flights that were headed for New York City.
#2 On September 11, 2001, American Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Ten thousand gallons of aviation fuel exploded, with the force of 7 million sticks of dynamite.
#3 When Spencer returned from...
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#1 The Squadron was 150 kilometers into Iraq when they came across the herd of goats. The nearest animals were a hundred yards away, but with every second they seemed to be getting closer. Steve had to assume the other sentries had heard the goats, but didn't see them.
#2 The decision to kill the goat-herder was up to Steve, and he had to make it in a split second. He...
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#1 The Hijaz is a dry, mountainous landscape in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula. It was here that a new movement emerged in the early 600s, one that would change the course of history in the Arabian Peninsula and beyond.
#2 The Arabian Peninsula is a landmass in southwestern Asia that has been largely ignored by outsiders. Its dry climate is barely hospitable,...
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#1 Nechemiah and I had a conversation about the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1948, when we were both young soldiers. We knew that war would not come to the Holy City, and neither of us wanted it to.
#2 I had two brothers who were in the Israeli military: one who died in Gaza on the first day of the war, and another who died in Jerusalem on the last day. I was constantly...
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#1 The first bullet factory in Israel was built by the Jewish community in Palestine in 1945, as they knew the British would soon leave and the Arabs would attack. It was a defining moment for Avidar, who knew that Israel would survive if the Jews had quality weapons.
#2 The Ayalon Institute was built on the hilltop, and it was there that the Jewish Scouts movement...
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Get the Summary of Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri's They Called Me a Lioness in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "They Called Me a Lioness" is a memoir by Ahed Tamimi, chronicling her life in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, under the shadow of the Israeli settlement Halamish. The book details the history of the Palestinian struggle against Zionist ambitions and the establishment of Israel, which led to the displacement...
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#1 The Ottoman Empire was in decline by the time the PERA Palace was founded. The Eastern Question, a conglomeration of territorial disputes, nationalist movements, and international standoffs, had roiled the empire for decades.
#2 In 1908, the Ottoman Empire was forced to accept a constitutional monarchy and restore the imperial parliament. The Unionists were...
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Get the Summary of Daniel Schulman's The Money Kings in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Money Kings" by Daniel Schulman chronicles the rise of Jewish immigrant families in America's financial sector during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Joseph Seligman, a Bavarian immigrant, arrived in America in 1837 and, with his brothers, established a successful investment bank. The Lehman brothers, also from Bavaria,...
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#1 Modern Israel has built a fully realized political system, economy, society, and culture. It is a normal country, though a unique one with many distinctive features. It grew from one of the world's oldest societies and cultures, but its ancient heritage did not make the process of nation-building any easier.
#2 The idea that Jews are only a religious group is...
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#1 I lived in Jerusalem for several months in the early 1990s, doing research in the private libraries of some of the city's oldest families. I found a worldly man with a broad education who was deeply interested in comparative religion.
#2 Yusuf Diya was an Ottoman government official who spent much of his career training to be a diplomat. He was also elected as the...
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Get the Summary of Thomas Friedman's From Beirut to Jerusalem in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "From Beirut to Jerusalem" is Thomas Friedman's personal account of his time in the Middle East, beginning with his arrival in Beirut in 1979. Raised in a middle-class American Jewish family, Friedman's interest in the region was sparked by a visit to Israel and grew through his studies, leading to a master's degree...
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