Babylon Burning: A Graphic History of the Making of the Modern Middle East

New graphic novel from the creator of Arab in America. Coming soon from Last Gasp! (free shipping in the USA for pre-orders 

"Pen Power."
-- Wall Street Journal for Arab in America

"...as much a political commentary as it is a memoir..."
--Booklust for Arab in America

is a history of the modern Middle East in graphic novel form. 

The United States has a long and troubling history of military and political intervention in the Middle East, which has led to terrible consequences for the people of the region. 

Much of the of the area’s conflict and instability has origins in this past - a past little discussed in the West.

documents some of the key events of US and western intervention in the Middle East and other parts of the world.

Through the medium of the graphic novel, this often esoteric history is made more accessible to a wider number of people. Using words and pictures, the author exposes the misuse and abuse of power. This book is a challenge to American foreign policy and those who promote its expansionist history and agenda.

Babylon Burning
A Graphic History of the Making of the Modern Middle East
By Toufic El Rassi
136 pages, Softcover, Black and white illustrations throughout
7.0″ x 10.0″   ISBN 978-0-86719-866-9
Published by Last Gasp