The Raqqa Diaries: Escape from Islamic State by Samer
The Raqqa Diaries: Escape from Islamic State by Samer

The Raqqa Diaries: Escape from Islamic State

The Raqqa Diaries began as a series of short broadcasts on BBC Radio 4's Today Program. Now...
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The Raqqa Diaries: Escape from Islamic State by Samer

The Raqqa Diaries: Escape from Islamic State

Dhs. 111.89
The Raqqa Diaries: Escape from Islamic State by Samer

The Raqqa Diaries: Escape from Islamic State

Dhs. 111.89
Author: Samer
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Raqqa Diaries began as a series of short broadcasts on BBC Radio 4's Today Program. Now one of the most isolated and fear ridden cities on earth, no-one is allowed to speak to western journalists or leave Raqqa, without ISIS's permission. Those caught breaking the rules face death by beheading. Despite this, the BBC's Mike Thomson, with the help of the BBC Arabic Service, found a young man who is willing to risk his life to tell the world what is happening in his city. Part of a small anti-ISIS activist group, the diaries were written, encrypted, and sent to a third country before being translated. The diarist's father is killed and mother badly injured during an air strike; he is sentenced to 40 lashes for speaking out against a beheading; he sees a woman stoned to death. They show how every aspect of life is impacted--from the spiraling costs of food to dictating the acceptable length of a person's pants. At one point, the sale of televisions is banned. As Samer says, "it seems it's not enough to stop us talking to the outside world, now we can't even look at it." Having seen friends and relatives butchered, his community's life shattered, and the local economy ruined by these hate-fuelled extremists, Samer believes he's fighting back by telling the world what is happening to his beloved city. Raw, direct, and profoundly affecting, The Raqqa Diaries is an important book by a brave young man, which allows unprecedented access to the brutal conditions that many Syrians are living under.

Author: Samer, Scott Coelho, Mike Thomson
Publisher: Interlink Books
Published: 04/30/2017
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781566560054


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/03/2017
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2017
Library Journal 07/01/2017

About the Author
Samer: -

Samer (not the author's real name) is 24 years old. Having recently escaped from Raqqa, he is living in a refugee camp in northern Syria.



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