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An Iraqi woman's journey from the heart of war to the heartland of America
Howard Books
March 2010
On Sale: March 2, 2010
336 pages
ISBN: 1439159106
EAN: 9781439159101
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
For her entire life, Rafraf, a devout Muslim, had been told
that Americans were the enemy. Her understanding of the
world, of her place in it, and of the United States had been
steeped in the culture of Iraq under the rule of Saddam
Hussein. Yet, in the midst of insurgents attempting to
kidnap and kill her, she found herself on the receiving end
of lifesaving help from those she considered her
enemies.Rafraf suddenly finds herself living with a
Christian family in the Bible Belt of America. Nothing had
prepared her for this new reality—the life of a college
student in a vastly foreign culture, in a community as far
from her expectations as she could have imagined, and in a
family that opens their hearts to enfold her.Saved by Her
Enemy is a riveting journey of two very different people
from opposite sides of the world, of faith, of experience,
and of expectations. The dramatic intersection of their
lives and their journey together is an inspiration to those
who have ever felt there was more to life than the world
they knew. A young Iraqi woman, an American war
correspondent, and a true tale of friendship, faith, and
family against the backdrop of war and the collision of
culturesThis is a story of a very unlikely
friendship—between American war correspondent Don Teague and
Rafraf Barrak, an Iraqi college girl who won a job as a
translator for NBC during the early months of violence in
the wake of the American invasion of Iraq.While covering a
story together, the two were nearly killed by a bomb, an
experience that created a bond between them that led them
down a path neither could have imagined.What follows is a
story of transformation, as Rafraf—from a devout Muslim
family—becomes the target of terrorist threats to kidnap and
murder her. Don and his fellow correspondents mobilize to
help save her life and suddenly Rafraf finds herself on the
receiving end of an offer for safety and a new life in the
United States. Dramatically transplanted from the streets of
Iraq to the Bible Belt of middle America, Rafraf finds
everything that she knew—or thought she knew—about herself,
her values, her world, even faith and family, turned upside
down. Meanwhile, Don; his wife, Kiki; and their children
discover they’ve embarked on an adventure with Rafraf that
reshapes their lives. This captivating story inspires us all
to join Don and Rafraf in discovering that there is far more
to life than the world we know.
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