IbnBattutaworksasajournalistforanAlgeriandailynewspaper.WhilecoveringcommunityclashesinSouthernAlgeria,hefindshimselfincidentallypickingupthetrailoflongforgottenuprisingsagainsttheAbbasidCaliphate,backin8th-9thcenturyIraq.ForthepurposeofhisinvestigationhegoestoBeirut,acitythatusedtoembodythehopesandstrugglesoftheArabWorld...
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