The Wild Men of Kurdistan
Adventure
After dealing with the Shut in the Balkans, Kara Ben-Nemsi ('Karl the German') receives a firman (precious passport) from the padishah (Ottoman sultan) before he continues his travels through Kurdistan. Achmed El Corda, the son of Halef's Hadedhin Beduin tribe's sheik Mohammed Emin, has been captured by the machredsh (Turkish governor) of Mossul for resisting water seizure by his Turkish troops. Kara takes charge of the rescue.
VIBE
A sweeping, old-school adventure with a noble hero fighting for justice in a richly depicted, exotic land. It's a grand journey filled with daring rescues and a clear sense of right versus wrong.
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war on freedompunishmentoppressionkurdistan
