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Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.04927620092
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Label: Sentinel HC
Manufacturer: Sentinel HC
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: November 16, 2006
Publisher: Sentinel HC
Release Date: November 16, 2006
Studio: Sentinel HC
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One womans story of why she left the culture of Islamic Jihad to support American liberty and tolerance Why are so many Muslims embracing jihad and cheering for al-Qaeda and Hamas? Why are even the modern, secularized Arab states such as Egypt producing a generation of angry young extremists?
Nonie Darwish knows why. When she was eight, her father died while leading Fedayeen raids into Israel. Her family moved from Gaza back to Cairo, where they were honored as survivors of a shahida martyr for jihad. She grew up learning the same lessons as millions of Muslim children: to hate Jews, destroy Israel, oppose America, and submit to dictatorship.
But Darwish became increasingly appalled by the anger and hatred in her culture, and in 1978 she emigrated to America. Since 9/11 she has been lecturing and writing on behalf of moderate Arabs and Arab-Americans. Extremists have denounced her as an infidel and threatened her life.
In this fascinating book, she speaks out against the dark side of her native culturewomen abused by Islamic traditions; the poor and uneducated mistreated by the elites; bribery and corruption as a way of life. Her former friends and neighbors blamed all the their troubles on Jews and Americans, but Darwish rejects their bigotry and calls for the Arab world to make peace with the West.
The only hope for the future, she writes, is for America to continue waging its War on Terror, seeding the Middle East with the values of democracy, respect for women, and tolerance for all religions.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Courageous Writer, Speaker and Human Being
I have met and had lunch with Nonie Darwish. She gave me a testimonial for my forthcoming book: "Citizen Soldier Handbook: 101 Ways Every American Can Fight Terrorism". She is bright, courageous and insightful. She grew up in Egypt and learned at an early age to hate the Jews. Her father was a high ranking member of Nasser's (before Mubarak) Egyptian Army. was martyred in fighting against Israel. As a result, her family had great `honor' and position. But she started questioning why the Jews were ... Read More
Rating: - Fantastic
Ms. Darwish has written an amazing and personal account of what life is like under Islamic dictatorships. The lying, the anti-American and Israeli propaganda, and making their people (the Arabs) believe that it is everyone else causing their dismal situation. Ms. Darwish opens a door that is rarely seen in the Western world on how Arabs think and act and why it is so hard for Americans to understand the distorted prism through which many Arabs in the Middle East view reality. The only issues I really ... Read More
Rating: - What an eye opener.
What an eye opener. For one who had little understanding about Muslims and what they believed I found this book most informative and certainly helped me to understand that just as Adolf Hitler misled his subjects, so does Islam do the same to its followers. If you tell a lie often enough your devotees will believe it in the end.
Rating: - The War on Terror - and why we must win
Nonie Darwish is one of the bravest women in the world. She goes where few dare to tread, exposing the hatred embodied in the Muslim world today. Born and raised in a high-society, Egyptian Muslim family, Darwish gives a rare insight into the complex mindset that condones terrorism and applauds honor killings. Darwish discovered the difference in how Americans think, and realized that what fuels Jihad is the indoctrination of young Muslims in hatred and the "evil eye."
This is a fascinating ... Read More
Rating: - Honor Killings
I thought of this book when I saw the TV program "Honor Killing in America." I was somewhat prepared for such a horrifying attitude. The men and some women approve of killing female family members who break the rules set up by men. This is the law of radical Islam which some Muslims want to replace the laws in Western civilization.
The book will give great insight into a world which is often hidden from Western people. Is she trying to scare us? Well, we need the insights she offers from her ... Read More
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