Hamas Palestinian turned Christian Israeli spy
From Mindy Belz in World...
Take a Palestinian with Hamas in his bloodline, turn him into an Israeli spy, pack him off to a Bible study that leads to a conversion to Christianity, and exile him to America where he tells all—daring both Islamic militants and an Israeli hit squad to come after him! No Hollywood director is crazy enough to option that script.
But that's the story of Mosab Hassan Yousef, author of Son of Hamas.
From there he has been telling his story since about 2008, but the book—which debuted at No. 11 on the New York Times bestseller list—made him a sensation....
posted by Eric Schansberg @ 10:29 PM
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I am reading this book right now. It is incredible! Yousef is humble, sincere, courageous and he loves Jesus - a real hero.
A fantastic read!
That last comment was a little gushy! :-)
Here's a more intellectual one and actually the biggest reason I bought this book:
It serves home education purposes!
Auto/Biographies are excellent for making history come alive and preserving it in memory.
This true story involves the political geography of an engimatic hot spot - the Middle East. Yousef provides an objective (as much as is possible), panoramic understanding of culture, ideology and religion in conflict, with compassion for both sides as well as the answer for both sides -- Jesus Christ. The writing is quality, the story gripping and transformational, and the author a brave young man who is risking his life on a mission for real peace in the region.
My husband and I are planning on reading this book with all the kids eventually, maybe age 13 or older, depending on maturity.
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