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Souad mekhennet was born in frankfurt, germany as the daughter of turkishmoroccan guest workers. She has reported on terrorism for the new york times, the international herald tribune, and npr. Souad mekhennet is a correspondent on the national security desk. A former nieman fellow at harvard university, she has also been a visiting fellow at the. One reveal after another in this novel just wowed me. Souad mekhennet is a german journalist of arab descent. They often tell of young and intelligent people who may have ancestral roots in a muslim country but have spent. The journalist who broke the jihadi john story draws on her personal experience to bridge the gap between the muslim world and the west and explain the rise of islamic radicalism. Evan davis speaks to souad mekhennet, author of i was told to come alone. Souad mekhennet is an awardwinning author and national security correspondent for the washington post. For her whole life, souad mekhennet, a reporter for the washington post who was born and educated in germany, has had to balance the two sides of her upbringing muslim and western.
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She is the coauthor of three previous books and was named a young global leader by the world economic forum. She is the coauthor of the eternal nazi, children of jihad, and islam. The eternal nazi by nicholas kulish, souad mekhennet. Simon wiesenthal center to bestow international leadership.
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