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Winner, Book USA's Best Books of 2006 History/Politics Award Merit Award, Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) Cathy Sultan had spent years in the Middle East, raising children in the midst of Lebanon's civil war, and here uses her linguistic and human skills to interview people whose communities may be at odds, but who are finding ways to mediate conflict in their daily lives. Their reflections and feelings take us 'beyond the sound bites' in the only human way possible. -David Burrell, Hesburgh Professor of Philosophy and theology, University of Notre Dame The fast-paced narrative and compelling interviews bring to life a conflict whose complexities Americans must try to understand. -Sarah Harder, President, National Peace Foundation

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Award winning author of three nonfiction books: Beirut Heart-One Woman's War; Israeli & Palestinian Voices: A Dialogue with Both Sides and Tragedy in South Lebanon-The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006. Her first work of fiction The Syrian, a political thriller, was published in October 2014; it's sequel Damascus Street soon followed, and the third book in the thriller series An Ambassador to Syria was published in 2022. Sultan is also an activist who until recently sat on the Board of Eyewitness Palestine/Interfaith Peace Builders (IFPB), an NGO based in Washington, D.C. IFPB leads delegations of people from diverse backgrounds to Israel/Palestine. These delegations emphasize listening to and learning from those immersed in the reality of the conflict and advancing the work of Israelis and Palestinians committed to nonviolent struggle and peace with justice. She has led four such delegations and, in November 2012, accompanied a delegation to Gaza.

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