Now They Call Me Infidel by Nonie Darwish

Now They Call Me Infidel by Nonie Darwish

One woman’s 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 “shahid”—a 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 culture—women 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.

Darwish, Nonie: - Nonie Darwish is an Egyptian-American human rights activist who frequently speaks out against Sharia law and radical Islam. Born and raised as Muslim in Cairo and Gaza, Darwish moved to the United States in 1978 and converted to Christianity. She now serves as director of Former Muslims United, which seeks to educate the American public and policymakers about Islamic law and the threats faced by Muslims who try to escape Sharia. A senior fellow at the Center For Security Policy, Darwish lectures extensively on human rights, women's rights under Islamic law, the Arab-Israeli conflict, terrorism, and radical Islam. She is the author of Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel and the War on Terror, Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law, and The Devil We Don't Know: The Dark Side of Revolutions in the Middle East.

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ISBN 13	9781595230317
ISBN 10	1595230319
Title	Now They Call Me Infidel
Author	Nonie Darwish
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Sentinel
Year published	2007-11-01
Number of pages	272
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