Merchant of syria, the: a history of survival
Auteur :
Darke, Diana
Éditeur :
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
ISBN :
9781849049405
Date de publication :
26 avr. 2018
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.