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A review by shadownlite
I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad by Souad Mekhennet
5.0
I won this book in a Goodreads First Reads contest
This book was so good! I had expected something memoir-like and was pleasantly surprised to find the book covers the topic of terrorism and the rise of extremists in the Middle East and the world. Mekhennet is a conflict journalist who interviews heads of jihadist organizations. She writes about this, gives readers an idea of how and why terrorists are doing what they are doing, and encorporates personal life story into it all. I think Western readers can learn a lot from reading this book. I hope many will give it a change and approach the book with the desire to learn.
This book was so good! I had expected something memoir-like and was pleasantly surprised to find the book covers the topic of terrorism and the rise of extremists in the Middle East and the world. Mekhennet is a conflict journalist who interviews heads of jihadist organizations. She writes about this, gives readers an idea of how and why terrorists are doing what they are doing, and encorporates personal life story into it all. I think Western readers can learn a lot from reading this book. I hope many will give it a change and approach the book with the desire to learn.