The Resource Horses of God, Mahi Binebine ; translated by Lulu Norman
Horses of God, Mahi Binebine ; translated by Lulu Norman
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- Summary
- On May 16, 2003, fourteen suicide bombers launched a series of attacks throughout Casablanca. It was the deadliest attack in Morocco's history. The bombers came from the shantytowns of Sidi Moumen, a poor suburb on the edge of a dump whose impoverished residents rarely if ever set foot in the cosmopolitan city at their doorstep. Mahi Binebine's novel Horses of God follows four childhood friends growing up in Sidi Moumen as they make the life-changing decisions that will lead them to become Islamist martyrs. The seeds of fundamentalist martyrdom are sown in the dirt-poor lives of Yachine, Nabil, Fuad, and Ali, all raised in Sidi Moumen. The boys' soccer team, The Stars of Sidi Moumen, is their main escape from the poverty, violence, and absence of hope that pervade their lives. When Yachine's older brother Hamid falls under the spell of fundamentalist leader Abu Zoubeir, the attraction of a religion that offers discipline, purpose, and guidance to young men who have none of these things becomes too seductive to ignore. Narrated by Yachine from the afterlife, Horses of God portrays the sweet innocence of childhood and friendship as well as the challenges facing those with few opportunities for a better life. Binebine navigates the controversial situation with compassion, creating empathy for the boys, who believe they have no choice but to follow the path offered them
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- 162 pages
- Isbn
- 9781935639534
- Label
- Horses of God
- Title
- Horses of God
- Statement of responsibility
- Mahi Binebine ; translated by Lulu Norman
- Subject
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- trueSuicide bombers
- Islamic fundamentalism -- Morocco -- Fiction
- trueMartyrdom (Islam)
- trueMen/men relations
- trueMorocco
- Morocco -- Casablanca
- Morocco -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Fiction
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- trueViolence
- Violence -- Religious aspects | Islam
- trueYoung men
- Young men
- Young men -- Morocco | Casablanca -- Fiction
- trueAfrican people
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- trueCasablanca, Morocco
- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- trueFundamentalism
- trueHomosexuality
- trueIslam
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- On May 16, 2003, fourteen suicide bombers launched a series of attacks throughout Casablanca. It was the deadliest attack in Morocco's history. The bombers came from the shantytowns of Sidi Moumen, a poor suburb on the edge of a dump whose impoverished residents rarely if ever set foot in the cosmopolitan city at their doorstep. Mahi Binebine's novel Horses of God follows four childhood friends growing up in Sidi Moumen as they make the life-changing decisions that will lead them to become Islamist martyrs. The seeds of fundamentalist martyrdom are sown in the dirt-poor lives of Yachine, Nabil, Fuad, and Ali, all raised in Sidi Moumen. The boys' soccer team, The Stars of Sidi Moumen, is their main escape from the poverty, violence, and absence of hope that pervade their lives. When Yachine's older brother Hamid falls under the spell of fundamentalist leader Abu Zoubeir, the attraction of a religion that offers discipline, purpose, and guidance to young men who have none of these things becomes too seductive to ignore. Narrated by Yachine from the afterlife, Horses of God portrays the sweet innocence of childhood and friendship as well as the challenges facing those with few opportunities for a better life. Binebine navigates the controversial situation with compassion, creating empathy for the boys, who believe they have no choice but to follow the path offered them
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- 10179305
- Cataloging source
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- Binebine, Mahi
- Dewey number
- 843/.914
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- Translated from the French
- Literary form
- fiction
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- Norman, Lulu
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- Young men
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Young men
- Morocco
- Morocco
- Label
- Horses of God, Mahi Binebine ; translated by Lulu Norman
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- txt
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- Control code
- 960260
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 162 pages
- Isbn
- 9781935639534
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2012033965
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- rdamedia
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- (Sirsi) i9781935639534
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- Label
- Horses of God, Mahi Binebine ; translated by Lulu Norman
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 960260
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 162 pages
- Isbn
- 9781935639534
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2012033965
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781935639534
- (OCoLC)809420858
Subject
- trueSuicide bombers
- Islamic fundamentalism -- Morocco -- Fiction
- trueMartyrdom (Islam)
- trueMen/men relations
- trueMorocco
- Morocco -- Casablanca
- Morocco -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Fiction
- trueNorth African (Middle Eastern) people
- truePoverty
- trueSlums
- trueViolence
- Violence -- Religious aspects | Islam
- trueYoung men
- Young men
- Young men -- Morocco | Casablanca -- Fiction
- trueAfrican people
- trueBrothers
- trueCasablanca, Morocco
- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- trueFundamentalism
- trueHomosexuality
- trueIslam
- Islamic fundamentalism
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