The Home That Was Our Country (By Alia Malek)

#ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://mediabooks.space/il-3909/Title: The Home That Was Our Country Author: Alia Malek Narrator: Alia Malek Format: mp3 Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins Release date: 03-13-18 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 53 ratings Genres: Cultural & Regional Publisher's Summary: At the Arab Spring's hopeful start, Alia Malek returned to Damascus to reclaim her grandmother's apartment, which had been lost to her family since Hafez al-Assad came to power in 1970. Its loss was central to her parents' decision to make their lives in America. In chronicling the people who lived in the Tahaan building, past and present, Alia portrays the Syrians—the Muslims, Christians, Jews, Armenians, and Kurds—who worked, loved, and suffered in close quarters, mirroring the political shifts in their country