Palestine - A Guide (Miriam Shahin & George Azar)

Palestine - A Guide
by Mariam Shahin / Photography by George Azar

Palestine: A Guide is an insider's look at where and how Palestinians live today. This remarkable tour through the historic Palestinian homeland is guided by some of the country's most gifted writers, journalists, academics, and photographers.

Intimate and honest, this guidebook offers an insider's key to understanding the Palestinians and their relationship to their homeland, past and present. Explore the monuments of the past, as well as the towns, cities, hamlets, and refugee camps of an emerging nation. Palestine: A Guide offers the visitor an authentic vision of why, despite lacking legal status as a state, Palestine is a real place on the world map.

Features: Background history from the earliest times to the present | Full-color photos and maps | Fascinating text exploring each area's rich historical heritage and wonderfully varied landscape | Detailed descriptions of towns and cities | In-depth coverage of Jerusalem | Resources on refugees and refugee camps | Must-see attractions and visitor information | Art, culture, literature, and more.

About the Author and Photographer
Mariam Shahin, journalist and author, has been living and working in the Arab world for two decades. She is co-author of Unheard Voices: Iraqi Women on Sanctions and War as well as guidebooks to Egypt and Jordan. Her work frequently appears on both television documentaries and special news programs for ABC News, ZDF and the BBC.

George Azar has covered the Middle East and Arab/Islamic culture for over two decades. He is the subject of the Emmy Award winning CBS television feature "Beirut Photographer" and the photographer/author of the critically acclaimed book Palestine, A Photographic Journey. His photographs and stories have appeared in books, newspapers, magazines, and on television worldwide.