“I have had my mother's wing of my genetic ancestry analyzed by the National Geographic tracing service and there it all is: the arrow moving northward from the African savannah, skirting the Mediterranean by way of the Levant, and passing through Eastern and Central Europe before crossing to the British Isles. And all of this knowable by an analysis of the cells on the inside of my mouth. I almost prefer the more rambling and indirect and journalistic investigation, which seems somehow less… deterministic.” HistoryJournalismInvestigationAfricaGeneticsAncestryDeterminismEastern EuropeGenealogyNational GeographicSavannaSub Saharan AfricaMediterranean SeaCentral EuropeBritish IslesLevant Book:Hitch 22: A Memoir Source: Hitch 22: A Memoir
“As politicians weigh courses of action against their political agendas the death toll weighs heavy on the conscience of the world. The once vibrant Syrian streets are now haunted by the souls of the innocent and the historic monuments that told of an unrivalled Arab civilisation no longer stand tall.” WarDeathHistoryMiddle EastSyriaRefugeeArab SpringArabsSyrian Civil WarLevant Author:Aysha Taryam