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A journalist's comic and daring journey through 14 Middle Eastern countries in the late 1980s, blending humor with stark realities.
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A journalist's comic and daring journey through 14 Middle Eastern countries in the late 1980s, blending humor with stark realities.
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With razor-sharp wit and insight, intrepid journalist Tony Horwitz gets beyond solemn newspaper headlines and romantic myths of Arabia to offer startling close-ups of a volatile region few Westerners understand. His quest for hot stories takes him from the tribal wilds of Yemen to the shell-pocked shores of Lebanon; from the malarial sands of the Sudan to the eerie souks of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, a land so secretive that even street maps and weather reports are banned. At an oasis in the Empty Q...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Minor references to seedy nightclubs and belly dancing; no explicit scenes.
Violence & gore
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Moderate mentions of conflict, artillery shelling in Beirut, and regional violence.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Moderate focus on Islamic culture, rituals, and events like the Ayatollah's funeral.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Major focus on Middle Eastern politics, conflicts, and cultural tensions.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor references to systemic suffering in conflict zones; not central.
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