"This isn't a war, but it's close to it in danger and importance. The strategic goal is clear and obvious, but it needs a moral and historical justification. The means won't be completely clean, but the end is justifiable and respectable. A little Machiavellianism won't hurt anyone... They're all Arabs living in the United States," he told them. "I want a fake history!" One dream haunted Makram, a Harvard University professor, and that was to bring all the Arabs abroad together in one place. He dreamed of a single state where Arabs, dispersed throughout the world, would unite. There, no one would persecute them or intimidate them. It would be a strong state because it would combine what they learned in all civilizations. In his unique style, Dr. Ahmed Khaled Tawfik takes us in his new novel, "Sha'abeeb," on an enjoyable, exciting journey from Norway to the United States, passing through Liberia, Egypt, and Australia, before settling at the equator. He poses many bold ideas, but the question remains: Can one man fix the world, even if he believes he's the right person at the right time to do the right job?