I was Told to Come
Alone ***
By:
Souad Mekhennet
Souad
Mekhennet is a female investigative journalist. She is a Muslim of
Moroccan / Turkish heritage, although born and raised in Germany as
a German citizen. This book is her biography, her memoirs. She
tells of her experiences as a journalist who, over the decades, has
traveled across the Middle East and interviewed members of (or
closely linked to) the Taliban, Al Qaeda, ISIS, and numerous Jihadist
terrorist groups.
Her
desire to be a journalist was her belief that she could write the
unbiased truth about important events and she could make positive
changes in the lives of people. She states that her quest has always
been to understand “Why do they hate us?”.
I
found the book interesting, thought provoking, eye opening and also
terrifying. The further I got in the book, the more I learned. The
book did open my eyes to how the Western countries (including Russia,
Germany, Britan, France – not just America) interfered many decades
ago into a Civil War and a culture they did not understand. The
Western countries fought and helped destroy previous Middle East
governments and rulers, which left a void where ISIS formed. This
seems to me like the very basis that began the “why they hate us”
Yet I can not help but firmly believe that the Muslim countries of
the Middle East have gone way beyond in their need to BLAME someone
other than themselves for their own crisis they find themselves in
for the past several decades.
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This is my Google search of Middle East history of wars/conflicts
*
The
Middle Eastern countries were in their own Civil and Religious wars
with each other long before any of the Western countries interfered
[intervened]! The Middle Eastern predominately Muslim countries have
been in many wars /conflicts since well before the 1800s, even 1700s
– yet they now chose to blame the West!
My
questions: If all the Western countries had not intervened – would
the world be different today? Would ISIS still have formed? The
Middle Eastern countries have been fighting EACH OTHER for CENTURIES!
The
book tells the truth that a very large number of Muslims actually
become radicalized (turned into terrorist) in GERMANY and other
Western countries!! I don't think the majority of Western citizens
(Americans) actually know or understand this. I sure didn't!
The
“Epilogue” (which was NOT actually the last chapter) of the book
more or less confirmed exactly the facts that strike fear in the
minds and hearts of Americans and citizens of Western countries.
Although
Souad attempts to relay that “not all Muslims think this way”,
after reading the book, specifically the “Epilogue” chapter, it
does nothing to erase my belief that that, as a whole, Muslims do in
fact hate all Westerners.
The
book reaffirms my belief that Muslims, by their own religious beliefs
and culture, can never fully integrate into ANY Western society. Our
religious beliefs, political democracy, our laws and our culture
directly oppose the Muslim culture and way of life.
If
you want more knowledge of the political history of the Middle East,
Muslims, Terrorist and Jihadist – read this book.
I
thank Net Galley for the opportunity to read this ebook in exchange
for my honest review.
Review
will be posted on amazon, goodreads, netgalley and
moonshineartspot.blogspot.com
It took me a long time (for me) to finish this book due in part to the names, and the fact that Muslims change their names, and terrorist seem to change names even more in attempt to evade the law.
ReplyDeleteMaybe other readers will have a different final opinion on the book.... but it reaffirmed my fears of Muslim/Terrorist/Jihadist hatred for all westerners.
REPRESENT JUSTICE FOR ALL AND AN END TO POLICE BRUTALITY TOWARDS PEOPLE OF COLOR! art
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