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Summary
A young Muslim girl turns terrorist under a brutal dictatorship. 1980s Syria, our young narrator is living a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her grandparents. Her three aunts, Maryam, the pious one; Safaa, the liberal; and the free-spirited Marwa bring her up with the aid of their ever-devoted blind servant.
Author Notes
Khaled Khalifa was born in 1964, in a village close to Aleppo, Syria. He is the fifth child of a family of thirteen siblings.He has a Bachelor degree in Law and actively participated in the foundation of Aleph magazine with a group of writers and poets. A few months later, the magazine was closed down by Syrian censorship.He currently lives in Damascus where he writes scripts for cinema and television.
Reviews (2)
Booklist Review
Given the current situation in Syria, this book could not be more relevant, even though it is set in the 1970s. Taking place mostly in Aleppo, In Praise of Hatred is the story of a young Muslim girl raised in the confines of a walled house by her three aunts, secluded from the dangers and temptations of the outside world. Within those walls, she learns of the misdeeds and transgressions of her own family as her aunts gossip and share tales that span the Middle East, including Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and beyond. Outside the walls, a radical change is coming about that can't be guarded against, and the girl must choose whether to remain in the protection of her secluded life or to join the fight for her religion, nation, and beliefs. Add this one to the growing list of thought-provoking novels about Muslim women caught in the crossfire of politics and personal life.--Paulson, Heather Copyright 2014 Booklist
Library Journal Review
The unnamed narrator of this novel is a young girl growing up in a house of women in Aleppo, Syria. In school she becomes involved with a prayer group of devout women who have been influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood. As the novel progresses, the girl's religious devotion turns into zealotry, particularly as the secular regime in power cracks down on Islamists in a bloody fashion. While the action seems to be torn out of today's newspapers, it is actually set in the late 1970s and early 1980s when a rebellion against the current leader's father was brutally suppressed. In chilling terms, the narrator describes her embrace of fanaticism and her rejection of the middle ground. Although it was banned in Syria, this novel was named a finalist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Khalifa's unflinching depiction of religious extremism, exquisitely rendered from a woman's point of view, explains how a dictator's murderous activities can turn a sheltered young woman into an individual desirous of martyrdom. VERDICT This beautiful, powerful, and terrifying novel should be read by anyone trying to understand the crisis in the Middle East today. [Library marketing.]-Andrea Kempf, formerly with Johnson Cty. Community Coll. Lib., Overland Park, KS (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.