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Patrick Martin&#039;s first foray into the Middle East came as a 20-year-old, when he rode a motorcycle across much of North Africa. Since then he has held a fascination for the region&#039;s history, politics and people. This notebook is a way of sharing some of that.
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<title><![CDATA[A quiet remembrance in Gaza]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq's Turkmen: A voice from the past]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Next year in Ankara]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Keeping safe in Mosul]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[For Kurds, it has always been a question of land]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[On the streets of Baghdad, it's every man for himself]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[On the streets of Baghdad, it's every man for himself]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A woman's story illustrates Iraq's recent history]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq's Sunni-Shia split thrives]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Kerbala crowded and surprisingly calm]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraqis safer, but restricted]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Erbil, Iraq welcomes a galaxy of characters]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Erbil, Iraq goes from backwater to big city]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Tel Aviv can't get enough of Cohen]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Cohen enraptures <br> </br>Tel Aviv]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Jordan&rsquo;s water is deep and wide]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 2 Aug 2009 23:02 -0400</pubDate>
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