“the increasing ferocity of the middle east conflict makes it harder and harder to tell this history”

Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the ...

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Tens of thousands of international travellers once flocked to see Syria’s ancient wonders. Now, after more than a decade of isolation, there is fresh hope that the visitors will return

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