From the October 2019 Issue From Cordoba to Kabul Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization By Justin Marozzi LR
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From the December 2011 Issue The End in Sight? The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda By Fawaz A Gerges The Black Banners: Inside the Hunt for Al-Qaeda By Ali H Soufan with Daniel Freedman LR
From the December 2012 Issue Fall of the Peacock Throne Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences By James Buchan LR
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