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Charles Glass, “Syria: Civil War to Holy War”

Charles Glass, “Syria: Civil War to Holy War”

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Charles Glass is an American British author, journalist, broadcaster and publisher specializing in the Middle East and the Second World War. He was ABC News chief Middle East correspondent from 1983 to 1993, and he has worked as a correspondent for Newsweek and The Observer. Glass is the author of Tribes with Flags: A Dangerous Passage Through the Chaos of the Middle East and a collection of essays, Money for Old Rope: Disorderly Compositions. His most recent book is “Syria: Civil War to Holy War.” He decided to author this book covering the Arab Spring in 2011 and a series of the other major events that occurred during the interim. The Arab Spring and climate change, caused by severe drought, were two major causes of the Syrian conflict. Humanitarian groups, especially the United Nations, supported the Syrian people during the civil war with clean water, refugee assistance, food and medicines.

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