from gpaisley

Review of I was Told to Come Alone by Souad Mekhennet What's a nice young woman like you doing in a dangerous terrorist hideout like this? German-born of Turkish and Moroccan parents, and raised in the West, Souad is blessed with the credibility that comes from a religious heritage of families th...

from Sheila1957

Souad Mekhennet, a German born to parents of Moroccan and Turkish descent, becomes a journalist and goes into the Middle East where Americans often cannot easily go. I found this book so interesting. Ms. Mekhennet shows us the other side of the story as she works independently for the New York Ti...

from bemislibrary

The author does a fine job illustrating the complexity of being a woman of Muslim faith working as a journalist during the conflict between ideologies. She clearly shows the bias faced as a minority growing up in Germany and Morocco. Exasperated by personnel experiences and news headlines, the jo...

from Dgryan1

Overall, this is an informative book examining what may be driving so many Muslim men and women to wage jihad--joining Al Qaeda, ISIS or similar radical groups. Souad Medhennet is a Muslim woman born to a Moroccan father and Turkish mother. She was raised in Germany and thus, has a firm foothold ...

from kcaroth1

I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad by Souad Mekhennet is a fascinating and timely look at the people in areas where radical Islamist groups have formed. While it was necessary to give her writing context, the beginning of the book that focused on her family relationshi...