IbnBattutaworksasajournalistforanAlgeriandailynewspaperWhilecoveringcommunityclashesinSouthernAlgeria,hefindshimselfincidentallypickingupthetrailoflongforgottenuprisingsagainsttheAbbasidCaliphate,backin8th9thcenturyIraqForthepurposeofhisinvestigationhegoestoBeirut,acitythatusedtoembodythehopesandstrugglesoftheArabWorld
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