Violence, Veils and Bloodlines

Louis J. Salome won numerous awards during his 35-year tenure as a newspaper reporter and editor. He lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      1. Faces, Faiths, Tongues and Blood      2. Across the River and Into an Iraqi War      3. Jerusalem’s Soured Milk and Honey      4. Lebanon’s Cedars of Mayhem      5. Gender War Unveiled in Afghanistan      6. The Bumpy Tribal Road from Moscow to Tel Aviv      7. Riding the Rails and Crossing Borders      8. Crosses to Bear in Belfast      9. Somalia, Land of the Walking Dead      10. Desert Anarchy, Algerian Style      11. Bosnian Test: Who’s Your God?      12. Soul-Searching in Central Asia      13. In Syria, My Name Is Not My Name      Index

“a potent distillation of the hard truths earned as an eye-witness to history...recommended”—New Hampshire Magazine; “a sweeping tour of the world’s most contentious corners with a delightful and insightful guide, one of the best of a dwindling breed of adventurous foreign correspondents.”—Doug Struck, former foreign correspondent for the Washington Post and Baltimore Sun; “[the author’s] knowledge of history goes deep and his explanations are clear and concise (though the intricacies will still make your head spin). With a mix of wrenching and amusing anecdotes, concise history and astute observation, Salome shows how human tribalism guides our history. This is a book for anyone interested in understanding our troubled times, and finding the humanity in war-torn places”—The Portsmouth Herald, Seacoast Edition.