Africa

Iraq

Understanding Palestine Today (A Kid's Guide to the Middle East)

Algeria

Saudi Arabia

Focus on Germany

Soaring Earth: A Companion Memoir to Enchanted Air

Letter and Spirit

Creation of the modern Middle East

A small slice of land wedged on the edge of Asia, Lebanon sits precariously on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. To the west lies Europe, the seat of Christianity and Western culture; to the east lies the Arab world, the heart of Islam. An Arab nation with a government led by Christians since the late 1940s, Lebanon's place on the world map has allowed it to bridge the two worlds, but often at a stiff price. After years of civil war that began in 1976, Lebanon had started to rebuild. Very briefly, the country enjoyed a golden moment of peace, but tensions kept simmering. In 2006, eight Israeli soldiers were killed by Hezbollah, Lebanon's Shiite militia, and in 2007, several political leaders were assassinated during this country's fledgling attempts to achieve stability in a region dominated by turmoil.

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Charlotte Greig, 2002

Iraq

Emily Rose Oachs, 2017

Understanding Palestine Today (A Kid's Guide to the Middle East)

Marcia Lusted, Marcia Amidon Lusted, 2014

Algeria

Marlene Targ Brill, 1990

Saudi Arabia

Adrian Sinkler, 2003

Focus on Germany

David Flint, 2006

Soaring Earth: A Companion Memoir to Enchanted Air

Margarita Engle, 2019

Letter and Spirit

Anna M. Richards, Anna Matlack Richards, 1891