With 2014 coming to a close I'm speeding up my reading to reach the target of 12 books for the year. I have picked up some really wonderful books from the library and a few from my India trip.
Meanwhile Time magazine, which I have been subscribing, has also been publishing some really interesting stories on ISIS and the crises in the middle eastern region. The articles elaborate on the fundamental differences in the Islamic countries in the region for someone like me who always gets mixed up between Sunni and Shias countries, their relationship with each other and with Israel.
Some interesting nuggets of information from Time magazine.
The rise of terrorist group ISIS (Islamic State in Syria and Iraq) has in a way got US closer to Iran. The US in fact has partnered with Saudi Arabia to host training camps for Syrian rebels to help fight ISIS. Saudi in return wants US to stay away from Iran, which the country considers its worst enemy.
The Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad, who has been facing rebellion within his country and criticism around the world for using chemical weapons against his own country men, is an ally with Iran in this fight against ISIS.
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