The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah: Fear and Love in the Modern Middle East

by Adam Valen Levinson

Book Overview

Armed only with college Arabic and restless curiosity, Adam Valen Levinson sets out to "learn about the world 9/11 made us fear." From a base in globalized and sterilized Abu Dhabi, he sets out to lunch in Taliban territory in Afghanistan, travels under the watchful eye of Syria's secret police, risks shipwreck en route to Somalia, investigates Yazidi beliefs in a sacred cave, cliff dives in Oman, celebrates New Year's Eve in Tahrir Square, and, at...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393608360
• ISBN13: 9780393608366
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"