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Also by Khaled Khalifa:

No One Prayed Over Their Graves, July 2024
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No One Prayed Over Their Graves, July 2023
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In Praise Of Hatred, April 2014
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IN PRAISE OF HATRED
By: Khaled Khalifa

Thomas Dunne Books
April 2014
On Sale: April 8, 2014
320 pages
ISBN: 1250052343
EAN: 9781250052346
Kindle: B00FUWP3E6
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Fiction

In 1980s Syria, a young Muslim girl lives a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her grandparents. Her three aunts—the pious Maryam, the liberal Safaa, and the free-spirited Marwa—raise her with the aid of their ever-devoted blind servant.

Soon the high walls of the family home are no longer able to protect the girl from the social and political　chaos outside. Witnessing the ruling dictatorship’s bloody campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood, she is filled with hatred for the regime and becomes increasingly radical. In the footsteps of her beloved uncle, Bakr, she launches herself into a battle for her religion, her country, and ultimately, for her own future.

With this layered novel, Khaled Khalifa has crafted a thrilling yet heartful coming-of-age tale of a girl who must examine her loyalties and fight to prove them both to others and to herself. In Praise of Hatred is a stirring story narrated against the backdrop of real-life events that feel less like history and more like the present, echoing the violence plaguing the Middle East today.

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All Things Considered - April 22, 2014