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ISIS: A Love Story
ISIS: A Love Story is the tale of a time and place, love and war, beauty and barbary, and life and death.
The story follows two star-and-crescent-crossed mujahideen through their struggles during the Syrian Civil War. Painted not as a view from outside looking in, but from the inside looking around, the tale strips away the absolutism of the black flag and relayers it into shades of gray.
The first of its kind, this exciting narrative offers an unparalleled view of ISIS through the eyes of ISIS.
The story follows two star-and-crescent-crossed mujahideen through their struggles during the Syrian Civil War. Painted not as a view from outside looking in, but from the inside looking around, the tale strips away the absolutism of the black flag and relayers it into shades of gray.
The first of its kind, this exciting narrative offers an unparalleled view of ISIS through the eyes of ISIS.
120 pages, Paperback
Published July 28, 2016
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August 1, 2016
Interesting story. Worth reading if you're into jihad erotica plot lines.
August 29, 2016
pleasantly surprised. a poetically written novella. with the civil war raging on in Syria, this read made me feel that i was there is the mist of the action. enduring the pain of all that are involved. a must read.
July 14, 2020
تقيمي سيكون لها باللغة العربية
هذه رواية جميلة تحكي عن شابين التحقا بتنظيم الدولة (داعش) في سوريا. شابين دخلا مثلما دخل العديد من الشباب المغرر به الى مثل هذه التنظيمات الارهابية و التي شوهت صورة العرب و المسلمين. هذه التنظيمات التي لا تمت الى الاسلام باي صلة.
بعد انضمامهما وجدا ان هنالك انجذابا جنسيا بينهما و تطورت هذه العلاقة الى ان اصبحت علاقة جسدية. تبتديء الاحداث بانتصار يحققه هذين الشابين و من ثم يتم نقلهم الى منطقة اخرى داخل سوريا حيث يتم تزويجهما كمكافاة على انجازهما .
يتعرض احدهم الى حادث انتحاري يكاد يودي بحياته. و يتسائل الشابين ما جدوى الالتحاق بمثل هذه التنظيمات. يحاولان الفرار الى خارج سوريا الى بلاد تتقبل علاقتهم المثلية و لكن فات الاوان.
رواية جريئة تتحدث عن المثلية الجنسية و التي في الحقيقة هي منتشرة في اوساط من يسمون بالمجاهدين. السرد و الوصف فيها رائع يجعلك كانك تعيش وسط الاحداث.
بانتظار اصدار الترجمة العربية لها. و في حال عدم توافر مترجم سأتبرع للترجمة بعد موافقة الكاتب طبعا
هذه رواية جميلة تحكي عن شابين التحقا بتنظيم الدولة (داعش) في سوريا. شابين دخلا مثلما دخل العديد من الشباب المغرر به الى مثل هذه التنظيمات الارهابية و التي شوهت صورة العرب و المسلمين. هذه التنظيمات التي لا تمت الى الاسلام باي صلة.
بعد انضمامهما وجدا ان هنالك انجذابا جنسيا بينهما و تطورت هذه العلاقة الى ان اصبحت علاقة جسدية. تبتديء الاحداث بانتصار يحققه هذين الشابين و من ثم يتم نقلهم الى منطقة اخرى داخل سوريا حيث يتم تزويجهما كمكافاة على انجازهما .
يتعرض احدهم الى حادث انتحاري يكاد يودي بحياته. و يتسائل الشابين ما جدوى الالتحاق بمثل هذه التنظيمات. يحاولان الفرار الى خارج سوريا الى بلاد تتقبل علاقتهم المثلية و لكن فات الاوان.
رواية جريئة تتحدث عن المثلية الجنسية و التي في الحقيقة هي منتشرة في اوساط من يسمون بالمجاهدين. السرد و الوصف فيها رائع يجعلك كانك تعيش وسط الاحداث.
بانتظار اصدار الترجمة العربية لها. و في حال عدم توافر مترجم سأتبرع للترجمة بعد موافقة الكاتب طبعا
September 3, 2016
Inspired by true events, ISIS: A Love Story weaves real-life details of the Syrian Civil War into a fictional romance between two of its combatants. The story is concise but complete- written to be taken in one sitting.
The unlikely protagonists are two star-and-crescent-crossed ISIS Fighters - Majnun and Ali fighting a jihad across Syria during the Syrian Civil War. As bombs boom around them so does their battlefield bromance. When a chance encounter starts to grow into something more the two young radicals struggle to reconcile their identities. Passions and tensions swell, tearing Majnun and Ali between the two things they are - battle-hardened Salafi mujahideen and gay lovers. Forced to confront these conflicting identities, the star-and-crescent crossed ISIL fighters have to decide what matters more - Islamic extremism- or each other.
Painted not as a view from outside looking in but from the inside looking around, the tale strips away the absolutism of the black flag and relayers it into shades of grey. With an unprecedented view, ISIS: A Love Story showcases a time and place, love and war, beauty and barbary, and life and death.
The first of its kind, this exciting straight-from-the-headlines narrative offers an unparalleled view of ISIS through the eyes of ISIS.
It's like nothing you've ever read.
The unlikely protagonists are two star-and-crescent-crossed ISIS Fighters - Majnun and Ali fighting a jihad across Syria during the Syrian Civil War. As bombs boom around them so does their battlefield bromance. When a chance encounter starts to grow into something more the two young radicals struggle to reconcile their identities. Passions and tensions swell, tearing Majnun and Ali between the two things they are - battle-hardened Salafi mujahideen and gay lovers. Forced to confront these conflicting identities, the star-and-crescent crossed ISIL fighters have to decide what matters more - Islamic extremism- or each other.
Painted not as a view from outside looking in but from the inside looking around, the tale strips away the absolutism of the black flag and relayers it into shades of grey. With an unprecedented view, ISIS: A Love Story showcases a time and place, love and war, beauty and barbary, and life and death.
The first of its kind, this exciting straight-from-the-headlines narrative offers an unparalleled view of ISIS through the eyes of ISIS.
It's like nothing you've ever read.
December 7, 2019
Not the best written book ever, but at least it treats its subjects as human, which is more than you can say for most books about ISIS.
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