I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad

by Souad Mekhennet

the most powerful people were those who could read and write, because they would be the ones to explain to the world, and to write history.

did it mean that many “German Germans” wanted to become journalists? Hadn’t I been born in Germany?

Once you’ve wept with someone who’s lost a family member because of another country’s political decisions, it’s hard to view international relations with detachment.

separating the normal people from the nuts was time-consuming.

If readers and viewers got used to a kind of journalism that told them only one side of the story, how would their views of the world ever change?

Religion doesn’t radicalize people; people radicalize religion.

The world is not facing a clash of civilizations or cultures, but a clash between those who want to build bridges and those who would rather see the world in polarities, who are working hard to spread hatred and divide us.