The Monks of Tibhirine
Subtitle: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: February 28, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780312302948
Subjects: Christian communities & monasticism; Islam; Islamic studies; Religious communities & monasticism; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Religion - Church History; Religion; Algeria; Biography & Autobiography / Religious; General; Biography; Christian martyrs; Tibehirine; Trappists; Victims of terrorism
First sentence: From a certain angle, the Basilica of Notre Dame d'Afrique looks like a giant camel on its haunches, contemplating the Aleppo pine- and eucalyptus-covered hills that form an amphitheater around the port of Algiers.