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Children of Jihad

A Young American's Travels among the Youth of the Middle East

Jared Cohen
4.5
(6)
Duration
9h 38m
Year
2008
Language
English

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Defying foreign government orders and interviewing terrorists face-to-face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about Middle Eastern youth—and uncovers a subculture that defies every stereotype. The result is a portrait of paradox that probes much deeper than any journalist or pundit ever could.

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"This young gutsy writer knows that the East-West struggle is being fought over the café tables of the Near and Middle East. Do the youth of the Islamic world dream of an engineering degree from Michigan State or a martyr's death? This young American has had the moxie to sit and listen for hours at those tables. In the words of the poet, Jared Cohen has taken the road 'less traveled by, and that h
Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's Hardball and NBC's The Chris Matthews Show. 

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