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"For the past decade, a program called Football Dreams has held tryouts for millions of young boys across Africa, looking for soccer's next superstars. Sebastian Abbot follows a small group of the boys, weaving together the drama of the boys' determination to chase their dreams with the latest ideas on talent spotting and predicting sporting success, Abbot memorably explores why some of the boys succeed and chronicles the heartbreak of those who don't"--OCLC.

The author describes growing up with an American mother and Arabic father. Details her childhood split between Seattle and Qatar, her time with her Bedouin family as a teen, and her search for her own identity as a young woman that takes her from from the Arabian Gulf and Cairo, to Mount Sinai.

Traces the history of the Arab news channel Al-Jazeera, discussing how it became one of the world's most influential media outlet, how it is linked to terrorist organizations, how it is influencing the Arab world, and other related topics.