Blogs in January 1970

Sharaf 1st January 1970

Major-General Farhan Al-Balawi is a loyal soldier in the Saudi Arabian army who dotes on his beloved daughter, Maryam, his pride in her learning and independent spirit sharpened by the death of his elder son and his estrangement from...

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In the Kingdom of Men 1st January 1970

When Gin McPhee’s husband Mason takes a job at the Arabian American Oil Company in Saudi Arabia, it unlocks a glamorous new lifestyle far from their humble beginnings in Oklahoma. It is a life of private clubs, dinner parties,...

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Reunited in the Desert 1st January 1970

As I approached the house, I was gripped with terror. Call it a mother’s instinct, call it what you will. I knew that something terrible had happened. When I saw that my husband’s car had gone, I feared the...

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The Night of the Miraj 1st January 1970

When Nouf ash-Shrawi, the sixteen-year-old daughter of a wealthy Saudi dynasty, disappears from her home in Jeddah just days before her arranged marriage, desert guide Nayir is asked to bring her home. But when her battered body is found,...

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The Sirens of Baghdad 1st January 1970

This book follows the story of a young man at University, exchanging furtive glances with a young woman, and his descent into terrorism

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