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‘American Caliph’ revisits one of the most dramatic hostage crises in U.S. history

DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. When I first looked at the new book by our guest, journalist Shahan Mufti, I was amazed I had no memory of the events he describes, which occurred when I was in my 20s. In March 1977, nearly 150 people were taken hostage in Washington, D.C. Read more » »