Black Wave
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
Ranked #18 in History Of Religion, Ranked #86 in Middle East
Black Wave is a paradigm-shifting recasting of the modern history of the Middle East, telling the largely unexplored story of the rivalry between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran--a rivalry born out of the sparks of the 1979 Iranian revolution--that has dramatically transformed the culture, identity, and... more
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Adam Edelen I love when a book exceeds high expectations. @KimGhattas ”Black Wave” is a book of the year. Her writing is a compelling narrative, relentlessly clear-eyed in its analysis. It recalls @tomfriedman ”Beirut to Jerusalem” as a Middle East primer for the 21st century. Bravo! https://t.co/1qblYyqb7T (Source)
Faysal Itani 'Black Wave' by @KimGhattas is such an important and timely book. I'm glad it exists, and it should be required reading for anyone trying to understand how we (Islamic world/Middle east) got were we are. Big historical narratives and fascinating detail as well. (Source)
Isabella Steger i just read it it’s a great book https://t.co/8NWa8ZXkeL (Source)
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