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Syria: The Calm Before the Storm
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Photographer/Writer Michael Major lived in Syria in the early 1990s during a time of relative peace under the secular rule of Hafez al-Assad. This photo book chronicles his travels throughout the country and shares his personal observations of a happier time in Syria. Through his photographs and personal
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