The Raqqa diaries
Subtitle: escape from "Islamic State"
By: by Samer ; edited by Mike Thomson ; illustrations by Scott Coello ; translation by Nader Ibrahim ; co-edited by John Neal
Contributors: Coello, Scott, illustrator; Thomson, Mike, editor; Ibrahim, Nader, translator; Neal, John, co-editor
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9781566560054
Subjects: Personal narratives; IS (Organization); Refugees; Arab Refugees; History
Description: "Since ISIS occupied Raqqa in eastern Syria, it has become one of the most isolated and fear-ridden cities on earth. The sale of television has been banned, wearing pants the wrong length is a punishable offense, and using a cellphone is considered an unforgivable crime. No journalists are allowed in and the penalty for speaking to the western media id death by beheading. Despite this, after several months of nervy and often interrupted conversations, the BBC was able to make contact with a small activist group, Al-Sharqiya 24. Finally, courageously, one of their members agreed to write a personal diary about his experience ... Samer is fighting back the only way he can: by telling the world what is happening to his beloved city. This is Samer's story. Samer (a pseudonym) is twenty-four years old. Having escaped Raqqa, he is living in a refugee camp in northern Syria"--From publisher description.
Notes: "Samer (a pseudonym) is twenty-four years old. Having escaped Raqqa, he is living in a refugee camp in northern Syria." -- from book jacket.