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Omar Marmoush of Frankfurt celebrates after making it 3-3 during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht and Bayern Munich. AFP

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A soldier inspects the remains of a missile in Arad, Israel. Getty Images.

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Iraqi-American musician and researcher Mark Gergis, who co-founded Syrian Cassette Archives, began collecting cassette tapes during visits to Syria in the 1990s. Photo: Syrian Cassette Archive

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Abdul Qader Al Rais, the first Emirati visual artist who features in the book. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

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A soldier inspects the remains of a missile in Arad, Israel. Getty Images.

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