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A Country of Words Abdel-Bari Atwan

A Country of Words By Abdel-Bari Atwan

A Country of Words by Abdel-Bari Atwan

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An autobiography of newspaper editor Abdel Bari Atwan who recounts his many extraordinary encounters, including tea with Margaret Thatcher, his weekend with Osama bin Laden, intimate meetings with Yasser Arafat, and the row between Colonel Gaddafi and the Shah of Iran that earned him his first journalistic break.

A Country of Words Summary

A Country of Words: A Palestinian Journey from the Refugee Camp to the Front Page by Abdel-Bari Atwan

In this riveting and revealing autobiography, newspaper editor Abdel Bari Atwan recounts with humour and honesty his many extraordinary encounters, including tea with Margaret Thatcher, his weekend with Osama bin Laden, intimate meetings with Yasser Arafat, and the row between Colonel Gaddafi and the Shah of Iran that earned him his first journalistic break.

A Country of Words Reviews

'A penetrating insight into the world as seen from the point of view of someone born and bred a Palestinian refugee in a Gaza camp ... Atwan's authentic voice and sharp, descriptive writing brings alive a lifetime spent deep in the travails of the Middle Eastern tragedy.' Polly Toynbee 'Atwan's enthralling memoir charts his meteoric rise from shoeless urchin in the 1950s to cultured commentator whose opinion is now sought all over the world - A Country of Words combines in-depth analysis with a welcome dose of the personal - A skilful raconteur' Tribune Magazine 'A Country of Words traces [Atwan's] life in greater detail while also offering chapters on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, London, and his fascinating interviews with Osama Bin Laden and Yasser Arafat.' The Middle East in London 'A remarkable Palestinian memoir, exceptional because of its abundance of compassion, humor and humility' Electronic Intifada

About Abdel-Bari Atwan

Abdel Bari Atwan was Editor-in-Chief at the London-based newspaper, Al Quds al-Arabi, which he edited for the twenty years. Atwan interviewed Osama bin Laden in the late 1990s and has cultivated uniquely well-placed sources from within the various branches of al-Qa'ida over the last fifteen years. His other works include The Secret History of al-Qa'ida and After Bin Laden: Al-Qa'ida The Next Generation(both published by Saqi Books).

Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments 10 Preface 12 1. Thorns in our Feet 15 2. Sleeping on the Roof 51 3. A Cairene Education 80 4. Career Moves 107 5. The Arab Independent 130 6. Culture Shock 161 7. Beirut-on-Thames 194 8. Osama bin Laden 214 9. Yasser Arafat and the PLO 230 10. Right to Return 259 Appendix 283

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GOR009441076
9780863566219
0863566219
A Country of Words: A Palestinian Journey from the Refugee Camp to the Front Page by Abdel-Bari Atwan
Abdel-Bari Atwan
Used - Good
Hardback
Saqi Books
2008-09-26
285
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