Richard
Engle, NBC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent who has covered the Middle East for the past
twenty years, has just put out a book titled:
AND THEN ALL
HELL BROKE LOOSE,
This is a
must read book for anyone wishing to understand the complex issues of the Muslim
world that seriously affect the rest of the global community.
Engle begins
with a history of the Middle East and the factors that have led to the
religious fanaticism that has co-opted the Muslim faith.
He accounts
a fascinating story of his own immersion into the Arab culture; and reveals his
understanding of the political, social and religious beliefs driving the
violence of today’s complex and diverse Middle Eastern Muslim societies.
Usually when
I am reading at night my mind will start to blank out and I know it is bed
time. I started Engle’s book and had to
force myself to lay it down and go to bed at midnight.
Again; a
must read to be intelligently informed on a part of the world that is holding
hostage, with a threat of violence, all free thinking people.
the Ol’Buzzard
I'll have to see if the local library can get it through Interlibrary Loan after we're back home in May. I've read a number of books about the mess in the Middle East; it would be interesting to see what Engel has to say on the subject.
ReplyDeleteSounds good!
ReplyDeleteI saw an interview with him awhile ago. Might have been when he was doing the PR circuit to spotlight his book. A fascinating man with a fascinating life behind him. Sounds like his book might help this dumass westerner to have more of a clue about what makes the Middle East tick.
ReplyDeleteI'll need to check that one out. I'm always interested in things like religion, science, and what not.
ReplyDeleteit will go on my list.
ReplyDeleteOn my list
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