Two Sisters
A Father, His Daughters, and Their Journey into the Syrian Jihad
Recommended by Yad Elbaghdadi, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #96 in Bibliography
Two Sisters, by the international bestselling author Asne Seierstad, tells the unforgettable story of a family divided by faith. Sadiq and Sara, Somali immigrants raising a family in Norway, one day discover that their teenage daughters Leila and Ayan have vanished--and are en route to Syria to aid the Islamic State. Seierstad's riveting account traces the sisters' journey from secular, social democratic Norway to the front lines of the war in Syria, and follows Sadiq's harrowing attempt to find them.
Employing the same mastery of narrative suspense she brought to The... more
Employing the same mastery of narrative suspense she brought to The... more
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Yad Elbaghdadi @AsneSeierstad While we're at it, Åsne's book is awesome and you should read it regardless the language. It tells the real story of two Somali-Norwegian sisters who joined ISIS, as their distraught father tried to cross into Syria to bring them back. Get it here: https://t.co/yEccOdrwJK (Source)
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