Awards

• Winner of Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2014

Overview

Karima Bennoune interviewed journalists, doctors, musicians, museum curators, lawyers, street vendors and women's rights activists, among others, in her three-year investigation of opposition to the rising tide of Muslim fundamentalism from Lahore to Minneapolis. Her subjects' own religious views range from the wholly secular to the deeply devout, yet all bear painful witness to the brutal effects of fundamentalist violence and oppression. Defenders of freedom, they struggle to foster creativity, compassion, discussion and diversity even sometimes in the face of death threats (and more than threats) from armed religious militants. Yet, some of these vibrant, engaging and heroic people also suffer from the consequences of counterterrorism.

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A compelling, meticulously researched account. . . . Required reading. --Rachel Newcomb

Should be required reading. -- The Washington Post Bennoune has written a very necessary book indeed, and it is to be hoped that it will find the widest audience possible. -- Times Higher Education Bennoune offers a compelling, meticulously researched account... -- Guardian Weekly Her [Karima Bennoune's] reporting is diligent, passionate and convincing. -- The Economist

Very necessary. Extraordinary. Stirring and urgent. Diligent, passionate and convincing. A must read for anyone interested in current affairs. Fascinating and often heartbreaking. -- Lorraine Ali A compelling, meticulously researched account... Required reading. -- Rachel Newcomb

Author Information

Karima Bennoune is a professor of international law at the University of California–Davis School of Law. She grew up in Algeria and the United States and now lives in northern California.

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