The Merchant of Syria
Download or Read eBook The Merchant of Syria PDF written by Diana Darke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Diana Darke |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 358 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780190874858 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0190874856 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Merchant of Syria by : Diana Darke
Book excerpt: Tells the life of Abu Chaker, a cloth merchant from Homs who lived from 1921 to 2013. Drawing on interviews conducted in Syria, Lebanon and Britain, Abu Chaker's story exemplifies many of today's pressing global issues -- poverty, Islamic values, religious co-existence, refugees, displacement, multiculturalism, political unrest and terrorism.
