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Souad Mekhennet

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https://www.iwastoldtocomealone.com/

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Nonfiction, Memoir

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Souad Mekhennet is a German journalist of Arab descent. Focusing on Islamic extremism, she has written for the New York Times, Washington Post and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. She is the author of several books. Mekhennet speaks Arabic, German, French and English.

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Average rating: 4.37 · 5,313 ratings · 715 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad 4.42 avg rating — 4,863 ratings — published 2017 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eternal Nazi: From Mauthausen to Cairo, the Relentless Pursuit of SS Doctor Aribert Heim by Nicholas Kulish, Souad Mekhennet (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 2014 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Kinder des Dschihad by Souad Mekhennet (Goodreads Author), Claudia Sautter, Michael Hanfeld 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Islam by Souad Mekhennet (Goodreads Author), Michael Hanfeld 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Da sola oltre le linee della jihad by Souad Mekhennet (Goodreads Author), Elena Balzano (Translator) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ik moest alleen komen: reizen naar het front van de jihad it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Derrière les lignes du djihad 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Kinder des Dschihad it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On l'appelait Docteur La Mort 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Den evige nazist 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“As I'd seen over and again, people who see themselves as victims sometimes don't notice when they become oppressors.”
― Souad Mekhennet, I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad

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“If I've learned anything, it's this: a mother's screams over the body of her murdered child sound the same, no matter if she is black, brown, or white; Muslim, Jewish, or Christian; Shia or Sunni. We will all be buried in the same ground.”
― Souad Mekhennet, I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad

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“Leaving Germany and settling somewhere else would have been the easiest option,” he told the host. “We—and I am talking about whoever has a sense of humanity, no matter if Jewish, Muslim, or Christian—cannot let these right-wing groups win by allowing them to shut us up or by packing our bags.”
― Souad Mekhennet, I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad

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