Ghattas was part of an emmy awardwinning bbc team covering the lebanonisrael conflict of 2006. Listen to black wave audiobook by kim ghattas and nan. In a conversation with now, kim ghattas explains why she chose to go beyond her bbc reports and write a book about her experience at the state department. Steve coll is a writer for the new yorker and author of the pulitzer prize winning ghost wars. I hope you enjoy reading about our evergreen as related by kim ghattas, press corps member extraordinaire. Boca raton, fl florida atlantic university and the palm beach book festival present bbc radio correspondent kim ghattas with a lecture and book signing on thursday, feb. How lebanon transformed anthony bourdain the atlantic. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of power. Saudi arabia, iran, and the fortyyear rivalry that unraveled culture, religion, and collective memory piqued my interest in light of recent events. Now a book comes along that confirms nearly everything ive been saying. Le guide du routard vietnam, lonely planet,the rough guide to vietnam, reisen know how as a travel agent in hanoi,vietnam. A good account of what happened can be found in bbc reporter kim ghattas new book black wave. Born and raised in lebanon, she now lives between beirut and washington d.
Kim ghattas seamlessly weaves together history, geopolitics, and culture to deliver a gripping read of the largely. Kim ghattas speakers bureau and booking agent info. She was previously a middle east correspondent for the bbc and the financial times, based in beirut. Kim ghattas, who covered the middle east for the bbc and the financial times for twenty years, talks about the decadeslong rivalry between iran and saudi arabia. Bbc correspondent kim ghattas at fau for lecture and book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Ghattas, a bbc journalist and a nonresident senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace, explores how the modern middle east unraveled, starting in the pivotal year of 1979. Kim ghattas has been the bbcs state department radio and tv correspondent since 2008 and travels regularly with the secretary of state. Kim ghattas knows the kind of detail we want from her book, the secretary. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden, from the soviet invasion to september 10, 2001. The first inside account to be published about hillary clintons time as secretary of state, anchored by ghattass own perspective and her quest to. In her new book, journalist kim ghattas asked the question she says haunts her.
After years of traveling with hillary clinton and her entourage, kim ghattas, the bbcs state department correspondent, has decided to draw on. Saudi arabia, iran, and the fortyyear rivalry that unraveled culture, religion, and collective memory in the middle east hardcover january 28, 2020. Black wave how saudiiran rivalry has unravelled the. Kim ghattas, a correspondent for the bbc, gave a remarkably frank interview to her home network about her new book, black wave, an account of the saudiiranian rivalry that has warped life and.
The first inside account published about hillary clintons time as secretary of state, anchored by kim ghattas s own perspective and her quest to understand americas place in the world. Ghattas sees signs that the black wave may be receding as. Kim ghattass history of the islamic world since 1979 reflects on what might have been. Hillary clinton biographer kim ghattas speaks at powells.
After we take a short break, lara maiklem will tell us how she searches for and finds historic treasures during low tide on the banks of the river thames in london. We are a group of black women who love to read, want to read more and meet like minded women. Ghattas describes how, following the clericsg rise to power in iran, the eponymous black wave of dark hijabs, chadors, and abayas soon engulfed much of the muslim world. Kim ghattas seamlessly weaves together history, geopolitics, and culture to deliver a gripping read of the largely unexplored. Kim ghattas seamlessly weaves together history, geopolitics, and culture to. Florida atlantic university and the palm beach book festival present bbc radio correspondent kim ghattas with a lecture and book signing on thursday, feb. With vivid storytelling, extensive historical resear.
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Against this backdrop, kim ghattass history of the wider islamic world since 1979, the year of the iranian revolution, is a timely and welcome guide to the politics of a region that has long. This week, were joined by journalist and author kim ghattas who talks to us about her book, black wave, how the middle east is a lot more diverse than most americans think, and why we need to. The unraveling of the muslim world the new york times. From a tour of four eastern megalopolises to a novel that looks inside the world of the french ultrarich. Kim ghattass black wave examines the rivalry between saudi. Kim ghattas delivers a gripping account of the largely unexplored story of the rivalry between saudi arabia and iran, born from the sparks of the 1979 iranian revolution and fueled by american policy. The veils went on and the gloves came off daily mail. The ghattas book comes from the perspective of a seasoned journalist specializing in foreign policy. Were with kim ghattas for episode 147 of the beirut banyan. Her book tackles her journey, as a lebanese woman, as a journalist, and as a citizen of the world, affected by the decisions made in that very department. Kim ghattas is the author of the new book black wave. Meet kim ghattas during her book tour in januaryfebruary 2020 black wave is an unprecedented narrative examination of the unraveling of the modern middle east and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979. Kim ghattas black wave book the left and the theocrats.
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Meet kim ghattas during her book tour in januaryfebruary 2020. Forty years on, kim ghattas has not only drawn the big picture of how those. The book was personal, clear, concise and analytical. The star of nbcs council of dads makes some unexpected picks for her own council of moms, pulled from her favorite tv shows. Kim ghattas is a nonresident senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace and author of black wave. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of american power. Saudi arabia, iran and the fortyyear rivalry that unraveled culture. After twenty years as a bbc journalist, it was also.
And collective memory in the middle east by kim ghattas, henry holt, new york. Saudi arabia, iran, and the fortyyear rivalry that unraveled culture, religion, and collective memory in the middle east, by kim ghattas. Journalist and author kim ghattas stops by the daily show to discuss her book black wave. Watch author kim ghattas on cnbc discussing qasem soleimanis death. Journalist kim ghattas and her new book on the middle east. On the next fresh air, journalist kim ghattas covered the middle east for the bbc for 20 years, and was raised in lebanon during the civil war.
We had to walk through checkpoints to get to school. After almost two decades roaming the world as a journalist, juggling tight deadlines, adrenaline highs, hours of live television reporting and twitter addiction, i spent two and a half years focused solely on one project. Four years ago, i read kim ghattas account of secretary of state hillary clintons tenure at foggy bottom. Culture, freedom, geopolitics, iran, iraq, kuwait, lebanon, muslim feminism, saudi arabia, syria. Saudi arabia, iran, and the fortyyear rivalry that unraveled culture, religion, and collective memory in the middle east. Bbc correspondent kim ghattas florida atlantic university. Ft business book of the year a lockdown reading list.
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