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Asharq Al-Awsat book review: From Dictatorship to Democracy

by Pratik Chougule | Aug 7, 2011 | Book Reviews, Interviews

Opposition groups are poised to take power amidst the ongoing tumult in the greater Middle East. Yet the United States has embracing these revolutionaries tepidly, inspired by the possibility of change while haunted by the legacy of revolution in the region. Saddam’s...

Cables from Kabul

by Amir Taheri | Jul 24, 2011 | Book Reviews, Interviews

This book, as its title and sub-title imply, appears to be about Afghanistan. Thus, those tired of the avalanche of recent books about that troubled land might hesitate to pick this one up at a bookshop. They would be mistaken. “Cables from Kabul” is only...

Asharq Al-Awsat book review: The road to Fatima gate

by Amir Taheri | Jun 21, 2011 | Book Reviews

There are two ways to read this unusual book. The first is as a thriller in which a daredevil reporter puts himself in harm’s way in search of the “inside story” of some of the most dangerous outfits in the world. The second is as a penetrating...

Book Review: Our last best chance

by Amir Taheri | May 18, 2011 | Book Reviews, Interviews

“I live in a rough neighbourhood,” King Abdullah II casually remarks in this fascinating account of his first 10 years as ruler of Jordan, a small Arab nation that has always tried to punch above its weight. As one turns the pages, the remark appears an...

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Asharq Al-Awsat Book Review: A Journey

Asharq Al-Awsat Book Review: A Journey

by Amir Taheri | Sep 16, 2010 | Book Reviews

It is too early to judge what lasting impact Tony Blair’s long tenure as prime minister might have on British politics. His enemies already dismiss him as a light-weight pugilist more interested in spin than serious policymaking. His friends praise him as a...

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Uranium Wars

Uranium Wars

by Amir Taheri | Nov 12, 2009 | Book Reviews

According to legend, the great Iranian city of Isfahan was, until recently, the site of a public bath built by a medieval sage known as Sheikh Baha’i. The bath was designed in a way that its water supply remained constantly hot with a single magical candle. Had...