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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | Rather than globetrotting for pleasure like many post-collegiate backpackers, Cohen charms his way through Middle Eastern countries typically thought of as unfriendly to the West. This type of travel is not without its problems: he suffers intimidation, unauthorized searches and other threats over the course of his two years spent among the twentysomethings of Lebanon, Syria and Iran. While gamboling across the region, Cohen drops in on Palestinian refugee camps, chats up Hezbollah members at a McDonalds, talks nuclear power with Iranians over illegal moonshine and meets "Iraqis who like us" in Iraqi Kurdistan. It is often repeated that the colorful and gifted youth immortalized in this book are surprisingly similar to their class of American counterparts, valuing education, dreaming of the future, and tooling with emerging technologies to broaden their sense of the world. Cohen's accounts are sharp and his intentions admirable.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Jared Cohen | | Hardcover: | 288 pages | | Publisher: | Gotham | | Publication Date: | October 25, 2007 | | ISBN: | 1592403247 | | Package Length: | 9.4 inches | | Package Width: | 6.4 inches | | Package Height: | 1.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 15 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Disappointing Jun 15, 2008
Mr. Cohen was obviously young and naive when he wrote the book. It offers only a view of youth from a first time and young visitor, based on random encounters. It is not for the reader who wants new insight into the Middle East. And it most certainly is not a look at the youth who will be willing to wage jihad, or who are being effected by the jihadist movement.
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 A New Hope Apr 04, 2008
This book is an inspiring tale of a very brave young Jewish man traveling through out very hostile lands. I found it to be a very interesting read and I appreciated the historical background given as the author travels to each country. We do need a reminder that not every person living in those countries agrees with their countries policies. There is a hope that the youth of those countries will make changes. We must be very aware of the struggles they go through and how we can help them.
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children of jihad Feb 28, 2008
author cohen's courage to research and write this book is to be commended. the info he shares with us is invaluable to our understanding and compassion for the youth of the middle east. with this knowledge and our acceptance we have the chance to lend our hand to a peaceful and fruitful resolution for one of the world's most dire situations. certainly this endeavor will take much time and perseverance, but cohen's book establishes the hope and direction for such a future. i would like all my friends and acquaintances to read CHILDREN OF JIHAD to realize we are more alike than different and appreciate the fact that it is opportunity or the lack of that determines our outcome, as cohen so succinctly illustrates. if we look to our youth, we do have a future.
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Provocative and bold - Cohen tells the story of the slient majority in the Middle East Jan 21, 2008
In "Children of Jihad," Cohen weaves together an honest and insightful thread of stories about his travels and life in the Middle East. But unlike many experts on the Middle East who have come before, who tend to focus on the charismatic and/or infamous leaders typically associated with the governments of the Middle East, Cohen looks to the future, to the demographic bulge of young people who will both inheret and dominate the political and cultural landscape in the Middle East.
He makes compelling arguments, through anecdotes and recollections of his travels throughout Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, etc, that these young people are precisely the hearts and minds we need to be winning. The true value of his approach lies in the fact that he doesn't view his encounters through the lens of a foreign policy expert but rather as a peer, as someone who is genuinely looking for answers, and as someone who will listen to the stories that are so often left unheard and reflect on the implications for the America, the West and the World.
It's refreshing to hear an informed perspective on how the West and the Middle East can and will co-exist, despite the many perceived differences. "Children of Jihad" is a must-read for anyone who wants to attain or update an informed opinion on the current and historical issues facing this important region.
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Remarkable! Jan 17, 2008
This brilliant author deserves our admiration for not just writing an extremely compelling book, but for having the courage to seek out the experiences that very few have dared to search for. I am extremely disapointed and critical of anyone who tries to detract from the significant accomplishment that this book represents, and I cannot wait to see how Jared Cohen, possibly the greatest foreign policy mind of my generation, changes the world for the better.
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