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The fox hunt : a refugee's memoir of coming to America, Mohammed Al Samawi

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Author
Summary
"Born in the Old City of Sana'a, Yemen, to a pair of middle-class doctors, Mohammed Al Samawi was a devout Muslim raised to think of Christians and Jews as his enemy. But when Mohammed was twenty-three, he secretly received a copy of the Bible, and what he read cast doubt on everything he'd previously believed. After connecting with Jews and Christians on social media, and at various international interfaith conferences, Mohammed became an activist, making it his mission to promote dialogue and cooperation in Yemen. Then came the death threats: first on Facebook, then through terrifying anonymous phone calls. To protect himself and his family, Mohammed fled to the southern port city of Aden. He had no way of knowing that Aden was about to become the heart of a north-south civil war, and the battleground for a well-funded proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia. As gunfire and grenades exploded throughout the city, Mohammed hid in the bathroom of his apartment and desperately appealed to his contacts on Facebook. Miraculously, a handful of people he barely knew responded. Over thirteen days, four ordinary young people with zero experience in diplomacy or military exfiltration worked across six technology platforms and ten time zones to save this innocent young man trapped between deadly forces-- rebel fighters from the north and Al Qaeda operatives from the south. The story of an improbable escape as riveting as the best page-turning thrillers, The Fox Hunt reminds us that goodness and decency can triumph in the darkest circumstances."--Page 4 of cover
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 324 pages
Note
Includes index (pages 317-324)
Contents
  • Weak ties, strong bonds
  • Contradictions
  • Reason and religion
  • Rinse and repeat
  • The economics of love
  • The book of Luke
  • The fox hunt
  • Up, up, and away
  • Consequences
  • If at first you don't succeed
  • You say you want a revolution
  • Are you home?
  • A man of my word
  • Clear and present danger
  • Call to prayer
  • The Justice League
  • The ones who said yes
  • Good news and bad news
  • A new hope
  • Network of networks
  • Luck be a lady
  • The waiting game
  • Fantasia
  • Go, go, go
  • What just happened?
  • If you can't stand the heat, get out of Djibouti
  • The promised land
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9780062678195
Instance
Label
The fox hunt : a refugee's memoir of coming to America
Title
The fox hunt
Title remainder
a refugee's memoir of coming to America
Statement of responsibility
Mohammed Al Samawi
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Born in the Old City of Sana'a, Yemen, to a pair of middle-class doctors, Mohammed Al Samawi was a devout Muslim raised to think of Christians and Jews as his enemy. But when Mohammed was twenty-three, he secretly received a copy of the Bible, and what he read cast doubt on everything he'd previously believed. After connecting with Jews and Christians on social media, and at various international interfaith conferences, Mohammed became an activist, making it his mission to promote dialogue and cooperation in Yemen. Then came the death threats: first on Facebook, then through terrifying anonymous phone calls. To protect himself and his family, Mohammed fled to the southern port city of Aden. He had no way of knowing that Aden was about to become the heart of a north-south civil war, and the battleground for a well-funded proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia. As gunfire and grenades exploded throughout the city, Mohammed hid in the bathroom of his apartment and desperately appealed to his contacts on Facebook. Miraculously, a handful of people he barely knew responded. Over thirteen days, four ordinary young people with zero experience in diplomacy or military exfiltration worked across six technology platforms and ten time zones to save this innocent young man trapped between deadly forces-- rebel fighters from the north and Al Qaeda operatives from the south. The story of an improbable escape as riveting as the best page-turning thrillers, The Fox Hunt reminds us that goodness and decency can triumph in the darkest circumstances."--Page 4 of cover
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
OQX
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1986-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Al Samawi, Mohammed
Dewey number
953.305/3092
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
  • DS247.Y48
  • DS247.Y48
LC item number
  • S255 2018
  • A47 2018
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Al Samawi, Mohammed
  • Yemen (Republic)
  • Refugees
  • Yemenis
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • Refugees
  • Yemenis
  • United States
  • Yemen (Republic)
Label
The fox hunt : a refugee's memoir of coming to America, Mohammed Al Samawi
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes index (pages 317-324)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Weak ties, strong bonds -- Contradictions -- Reason and religion -- Rinse and repeat -- The economics of love -- The book of Luke -- The fox hunt -- Up, up, and away -- Consequences -- If at first you don't succeed -- You say you want a revolution -- Are you home? -- A man of my word -- Clear and present danger -- Call to prayer -- The Justice League -- The ones who said yes -- Good news and bad news -- A new hope -- Network of networks -- Luck be a lady -- The waiting game -- Fantasia -- Go, go, go -- What just happened? -- If you can't stand the heat, get out of Djibouti -- The promised land -- Epilogue
Control code
on1030586047
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 324 pages
Isbn
9780062678195
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1030586047
Label
The fox hunt : a refugee's memoir of coming to America, Mohammed Al Samawi
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes index (pages 317-324)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Weak ties, strong bonds -- Contradictions -- Reason and religion -- Rinse and repeat -- The economics of love -- The book of Luke -- The fox hunt -- Up, up, and away -- Consequences -- If at first you don't succeed -- You say you want a revolution -- Are you home? -- A man of my word -- Clear and present danger -- Call to prayer -- The Justice League -- The ones who said yes -- Good news and bad news -- A new hope -- Network of networks -- Luck be a lady -- The waiting game -- Fantasia -- Go, go, go -- What just happened? -- If you can't stand the heat, get out of Djibouti -- The promised land -- Epilogue
Control code
on1030586047
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 324 pages
Isbn
9780062678195
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1030586047

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