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Children of Jihad

Written by: Jared Cohen
Narrated by: Jason Collins
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 Classrooms were never sufficient for Jared Cohen; he wanted to learn about global affairs by witnessing them firsthand. While studying on a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, he took a crash course in Arabic, read voraciously on the history and culture of the Middle East, and in 2004 he embarked on the first of a series of incredible journeys to the Middle East. In an effort to try to understand the spread of radical Islamist violence, he focused his research on Muslim youth. The result is Children of Jihad, a portrait of paradox that probes much deeper than any journalist or pundit ever could.

Written with candor and featuring dozens of eye-opening anecdotes, Cohen's account begins in Lebanon, where he interviews Hezbollah members at, of all places, a McDonald's. In Iran, he defies government threats and sneaks into underground parties, where bootleg liquor, Western music, and the Internet are all easy to access. His risky itinerary also takes him to a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, borderlands in Syria, the insurgency hotbed of Mosul, and other frontline locales. At each turn, he observes a culture at an uncanny crossroads: Bedouin shepherds with satellite dishes to provide Western TV shows, young women wearing garish makeup despite religious mandates, teenagers sending secret text messages and arranging illicit trysts. Gripping and daring, Children of Jihad shows us the future through the eyes of those who are shaping it.

©2007 Jared Cohen (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc. Children's Studies Middle East Social Sciences Iran Africa Royalty

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"This young gutsy writer knows that the East-West struggle is being fought over the café tables of the Near and Middle East." (Chris Matthews)
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A great book with many important perspectives, a look into the lives of people who are stuck without many options. I found the author to be a bit condescending and annoying, but undeniably brave. It was a very enjoyable and engaging book regardless.

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Unexpected find and truly inspiring stories regarding modern youth connections society needs to learn from.

Invaluable book on all levels!!

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