Children of Jihad · A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East
- Authors
- Cohen, Jared
- Publisher
- Avery Publishing Group
- Tags
- middle east - description and travel , sociology , islamic studies , religion , political science , political activity , travel , jared - travel - middle east , cohen , general , muslim youth , middle east , islam , youth , jihad , youth - political activity , history , political advocacy , political process , politics , social science , children's studies
- ISBN
- 9781592403998
- Date
- 2007-09-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.26 MB
- Lang
- en
**Defying foreign government orders and interviewing terrorists face to face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about Middle Eastern youth? and uncovers a subculture that defies every stereotype**.
In 2004, Jared Cohen embarked on the first of a series of incredible journeys to the Middle East in an effort to understand the spread of radical Islamist violence among Muslim youth. The result is *Children of Jihad*, a portrait of paradox that probes much deeper than any journalist or pundit ever could.
Chosen as one of *Kirkus Review*'s Best Books of 2007, 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 front-line locales. At each turn, he observes a culture at an uncanny crossroads. Gripping and daring, *Children of Jihad* shows us the future through the eyes of those who are shaping it.