I Was Told to Come Alone by Souad Mekhennet | Audiobook

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Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible Title: I Was Told to Come Alone Author: Souad Mekhennet Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 06-14-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Summary: For her whole life, Souad Mekhennet, a reporter for the Washington Post who was born and educated in Germany, has had to balance the two sides of her upbringing - Muslim and Western. She has also sought to provide a mediating voice between these cultures, which too often misunderstand each other. In this compelling and evocative memoir, we accompany Mekhennet as she journeys behind the lines of jihad, starting in the German neighborhoods where the 9/11 plotters were radicalized and the Iraqi neighborhoods where Sunnis and Shia turned against one another, and culminating on the Turkish/Syrian border region where ISIS is a daily presence. In her travels across the Middle East and North Africa, she documents her chilling run-ins with various intelligence services and shows why the Arab Spring never lived up to its promise. She then returns to Europe, first in London, where she uncovers the identity of the notorious ISIS executioner "Jihadi John", and then in France, Belgium, and her native Germany, where terror has come to the heart of Western civilization. Souad Mekhennet is an ideal guide to introduce us to the human beings behind the ominous headlines as she shares her transformative journey with us. Hers is a story you will not soon forget. Contact: [email protected]