This book brings together selected reports by the Middle East correspondent Dr. Martin Gehlen, who passed away in 2021, and photographic documents by his wife, the photographer Katharina Eglau. Martin Gehlen's reports and stories always retained a love for people and an openness to the diversity of cultures. Gehlen was prepared to look behind the scenes, using data, facts, and reasoned viewpoints, in order to discover not only the dramas but also the diversity and beauty of the unfamiliar. In light of the current power struggles and ongoing wars between the states of the Middle East, this book aims to counter the polarization within society. New product