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Zusatztext "Wanted Women reads like a mystery as one event unfolds into another. . . . Thought-provoking and thorough! Scroggins's comprehensive book offers a unique perspective on the tensions between Islam and the West as seen through the life stories of two very different and influential women." Informationen zum Autor Deborah Scroggins is the author of Emma's War ! which was translated into ten languages and won the Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize. Scroggins has written for the Sunday Times Magazine ! The Nation ! Vogue ! Granta ! and many other publications! and she won two Overseas Press Club awards and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award as a foreign correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . She divides her time between Barnstable! Massachusetts! and Washington! D.C. Klappentext A riveting look at militant Islam! Muslim women’s rights! and the war on terror—brought into focus through two lives on opposite sides: activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali and religious extremist Aafia Siddiqui. Ayaan Hirsi Ali! a Somali-born former member of the Dutch Parliament and the author of the international bestseller Infidel ! was raised as a Muslim fundamentalist in Kenya. A feminist! political analyst! writer! and fierce critic of her former religion! she champions the West in what she insists must be a war against Islam. Hirsi Ali’s personal tale of courage in the face of constant threats from violent! fanatic enemies has won the admiration of millions in America and around the world. Aafia Siddiqui! a native of Pakistan! moved to the United States to pursue a doctorate in neuroscience. A decade later! she returned to Pakistan! where her involvement with al-Qaeda! including her marriage to one of the 9/11 plotters! led the CIA to regard her as one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world. Her disappearance! capture! and conviction in a New York City courtroom for attempted murder have earned her! too! admiration across the globe—from millions of radical Islamists. Reconstructing the histories of these two women! award-winning author and journalist Deborah Scroggins weaves a provocative true-life thriller from two separate but strangely parallel lives in a time of bitter battle. Based on remarkable original research and reporting! Wanted Women traces their origins to explain why they chose opposite paths and how each has risen to become revered and reviled as an international symbol of her beliefs. Scroggins reveals controversial details about Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui! and about the political machinations that have transformed them into emblems of a civilizational struggle. Wanted Women provides an illustrative take on our time! stripping away the illusions—about women! war! faith! and power—that have distorted the conflict on both sides. Zusammenfassung The author of Emma’s War offers a compelling account of the link between Muslim women’s rights! Islamist opposition to the West! and the Global War on Terror! as explored through the experiences of two fascinating female champions from opposing sides of the conflict: Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali and neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui. With Emma’s War: An Aid Worker! A Warlord! Radical Islam and the Politics of Oil ! journalist Deborah Scroggins achieved major international acclaim; now! in Wanted Women ! Scroggins again exposes a crucial untold story from the center of an ongoing ideological war—laying bare the sexual and cultural stereotypes embraced by both sides of a conflict that threatens to engulf the world. ...
