A collection of eight stories, most previously published in other anthologies, about what it is like to grow up in the Middle East today.
Santa Claus in Baghdad: Stories about Teens in the Arab World
Syria
A Hand Full of Stars
A teenager who wants to be a journalist in a suppressed society describes to his diary his daily life in his hometown of Damascus, Syria.
In the Name Of God
Determined to follow the laws set down in the Qur’an, 17-year-old Nadia becomes involved in a violent revolutionary movement aimed at supporting Muslim rule in Syria and opposing the Western politics and materialism that increasingly affect her family.
Syria
As part of the series Cultures of the World, this title covers the geography, history, government, economy, environment, peoples, arts, cultures and languages of the country of Syria.