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review 2018-08-25 00:00

The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible

I am a history geek and seminary graduate, and I really enjoyed The Aleppo Codex. It's well-researched, well-written, and enlightening. It provides an excellent historic context for understanding today's Middle Eastern conflict, as well as reveals aspects of the Jewish diaspora and state's early government that help me comprehend tensions in the region by adding layers of detail.

I've read extensively about the formation of the State of Israel—both contemporary and historic accounts—and this book brings missing puzzle pieces to my understanding of the Middle East as it exists now.

Highly recommended.

review 2014-11-09 16:27

The Boy From Aleppo Who Painted the War by Sumia Sukkar

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The Boy From Aleppo Who Painted the War - Sumia Sukkar

bookshelves: syria, war, autumn-2014, art-forms, published-2013, play-dramatisation

Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Laura

Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners

Read on November 09, 2014

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04nqpd0

Description: Adam is a 14-year-old boy with Asperger Syndrome who attempts to understand the Syrian conflict and its effect on his life by painting his feelings. Yasmine, his beautiful older sister, devotes herself to him, but has to cope with her own traumas when she is taken by soldiers. Their three brothers also struggle – on whether or not to take sides and the consequences of their eventual choices.

“I have the urge to paint and I can already see the painting in my head. Two young boys lying in the water with their bodies spread open, free, but their faces disfigured, burnt. It would be a black-and-white painting with the faces a spectrum of colours. It’s going to be horrible and beautiful all at the same time.”

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review 2013-05-07 00:00

The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible

The Archaeology of Writing