Book Review: A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution
A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution By Samar Yazbek A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution By Samar Yazbek Published by Haus Publishing, July 2012. London,...
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