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THIS BOOK DOES NOT AIM to make any political statements. A simple record of my travels in the Middle East over a period of twenty years, it is intended faithfully to reflect the region as a catalyst to the development of my own life from carefree youth to maturity and marriage. It is not intended to praise or condemn any country although it will, I hope, reflect the love and respect that two decades have bred in me for the Middle East and so many of its peoples. | . |
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of my closest friends, within this book and without, are Arab or
Iranian and those who understand that friendship involves criticism and
even healthy banter will, I know, forgive me for treating the region
with honesty rather than flattery. What I have written is influenced by a certain feeling of 'belonging' to the Middle East and by a sadness over the breakdown of values that its sudden exposure to the West has sometimes led to. Coming of Age in the Middle East by Trevor Mostyn Published by Kegan Paul International, 1987 216pp |
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Photograph shows Trevor and Jenn Gadberry in Biskra, Algeria, in August 1968 Trevor Mostyn, Algeria, 1973
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