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  • Location: Yemen, Birmingham

Without Mercy

1960, 1966 and later: A woman’s children are taken to Yemen. She doesn’t see them until years later.

  • Location: Jerusalem

In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist

2000s: Isaac Markowitz, moves to Israel to repair  his broken heart.

  • Location: Syria, Saraqib

The Crossing: My journey to the shattered heart of Syria

2012: Powerful insight into the effects of civil war on the Syrian people and why so many are desperate to flee, by award-winning Syrian journalist.

  • Location: Yemen

Behind the Veils of Yemen

Early 2000s: A woman moves to Yemen. But will she help or convert the women there?

  • Location: Yemen, Mukalla , Shabwah

A Winter in Arabia – A Journey Through Yemen

Early 2000s: Freya Stark is most famous for her travels in Arabia

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The House of Cursed Daughters

1307, 1865, present day: Three women. Seven centuries. One unbreakable blood curse…

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