Black Wave

''Blistering'' Sunday Times
''Indispensable'' Observer
''Fascinating'' The Times
''Brilliant'' Peter Frankopan
''Revelatory'' Lindsey Hilsum

A timely and unprecedented examination of how the modern Middle East unravelled, and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979. Shortlisted for the Cundhill History Prize 2020

''What happened to us?''

For decades, the question has haunted the Arab and Muslim worl...