Blogs in March 2020

Florence of Arabia 31st March 2020

The bestselling author who made mincemeat of political correctness in Thank You for Smoking, conspiracy theories in Little Green Men, and Presidential indiscretions No Way to Treat a First Lady now takes on the hottest topic in the entire...

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My Life in Doha: Between Dream and Reality 31st March 2020

My Life in Doha: Between Dream and Reality is Dr. Rachel Hajar’s memoir of her remarkable life in the heart of Arab-Islamic culture and society. Rachel never dreamed she would marry an Arab cardiologist or live in Qatar, a...

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In the Service of the Sultan: A First-Hand Account of the Dhofar Insurgency 12th March 2020

While the Americans were fighting in Vietnam, a struggle of even greater strategic significance was taking place in the Middle East: the Sultanate of Oman guards the entrance to the Arabian Gulf, and thus controls the movement of oil...

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Turtle Moon 12th March 2020

Set in the beautiful country of Oman during the late seventies, a young scientist, Camar, relates about her childhood and the consolation she finds with the turtles when her mother dies. The story takes her through adventure, and the...

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Stolen Destinies 12th March 2020

Oman 1959 – Pre oil wealth and under the old Sultan’s tyrannical rule. Young doctor James McRae is looking for adventure. He takes up a post at the British Consulate and finds a country riddled in witchcraft and medieval...

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