An American's Travels, and Her Legacy in Iraqi History
The Washington Times › April 16, 2007
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The myriad denominations and tribes of the Middle East; e.g. Sunnis and Shias, Kurds and Turks, Palestinians and Jews; seem perpetually at loggerheads. Yet it wasn't always this way. There was a time, not so long ago, when a single courageous person, armed with a mastery of language and diplomacy, was able to navigate well among the disparate groups.
Her name was Gertrude Bell, "a name that is written indelibly on Arab history a name which is spoken with awe," as King Faisal Hussain, the first King of Iraq, asserted upon her death.See the full content of this document
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An American's Travels, and Her Legacy in Iraqi History
Author Georgina Howell is right on cue with her biography, "Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations," about the driving force behind the creation of modern-day Iraq. Ms. Howell shows just how closely connected we all are to this ancient and wondrous land between the Tigris and the Euphrates River...
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