Two sisters : a father, his daughters, and their journey into the Syrian jihad
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Author
Seierstad, Åsne, 1970-
Contributors
Kinsella, Seán (Translator)
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
vi, 418 pages ; 24 cm
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956.91042 Sei
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Translated from the Norwegian.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-418).
Description
The riveting story of two sisters' journey to the Islamic State and the father who tries to bring them home. Åsne Seierstad puts the problem of radicalization into painfully human terms, using instant messages and other primary sources to reconstruct a family's crisis from the inside. Eventually, she takes us into the hellscape of the Syrian civil war, as Sadiq risks his life in pursuit of his daughters, refusing to let them disappear into the maelstrom. This is a relentless thriller and a feat of reporting with profound lessons about belief, extremism, and the meaning of devotion.

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LC Subjects
Case studies.
Children of immigrants -- Norway -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
IS (Organization) -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Muslim girls -- Religious life -- Norway.
Radicalism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Radicalization -- Norway -- Case studies.
Somalis -- Norway -- Ethnic identity.
Terrorists -- Recruiting -- Norway.
Women terrorists -- Norway.
Other Subjects
Terrorists -- Recruiting -- Norway.