Write a book review of the Lefteri text explaining how your reading of the text supplemented your reading of the textbook and scholarly journal articles. What concepts did you better understand after reading about them in this fiction context? Consider topics such as government surveillance, authoritarianism, Arab nationalism, and the Syrian civil war. You may also pick your own themes. The best papers will dive deep into one theme rather than addressing multiple themes at a surface level. Conclude by answering the following question: how does an understanding of how policies affect the lives of individuals contribute to your overall understanding of the politics of the Middle East?
