This Life or the Next

This Life or the Next by Demian Vitanza
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Such a great insight into a culture I didn't understand as much as I thought I did. What a great way to give voice to people who are dismissed and shunned as terrorists, violent, intolerant. Instead I learned that some jihadists truly sacrifice for their beliefs and for love. This is what books should do--help us understand the world around us and challenge what we thought we knew.

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