Not often do you get the chance to witness something so foreign to your world from the inside of another's. The author gives the reader the insight into how so much of what happens in the Middle East is completely outside the control of the people who are directly effected by decisions made. In the United States small towns are incorporated by nearby cities with litle more effect than to increase the tax base. And we think we have no say. Imagine if your entire way of life is turned inside out putting your life in danger and you will begin to get the idea the author is presenting. This book not only educates but makes you question how you would ever be able to comprehend the magnitude of suffering that goes on in other cultures.