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"The inspiration for the major motion picture "Of Gods and Men"
A true story of Christian love set against political terrorism in contemporary Algeria.
In the spring of 1996, militants of the Armed Islamic Group, today affiliated with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, broke into a Trappist monastery in war-torn Algeria. Seven monks were taken hostage, pawns in a murky negotiation to free imprisoned terrorists. Two months later, the severed heads of the monks were found in a tree not far from Tibhirine; their bodies were never recovered.
The village of Tibhirine had sprung up around the monastery because it was a holy place, protected by the Virgin Mary, who is revered by Christians and Muslims alike. But after 1993, as the Algerian military government's war against Islamic terrorism widened, napalm, helicopters, and gunfire became regular accompaniments to their monastic routine.
The harmony between these Christian monks and the Muslim neighbors of Tibhirine contrasts with the fear and distrust among Algerians fighting over power and what it means to be a Muslim. Woven into the story of the kidnapping and the political disintegration of Algeria is a classic account of Christian martyrdom. But these monks were not martyrs to their faith, as preaching Christianity to Muslims is forbidden in Algeria, but rather martyrs to their love of their Muslim neighbors, whom they refuse to desert in their hour of need.
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The Monks of Tibhirine Faith Love and Terror in Algeria eBook John Kiser Reviews :
"The inspiration for the major motion picture "Of Gods and Men"
A true story of Christian love set against political terrorism in contemporary Algeria.
In the spring of 1996, militants of the Armed Islamic Group, today affiliated with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, broke into a Trappist monastery in war-torn Algeria. Seven monks were taken hostage, pawns in a murky negotiation to free imprisoned terrorists. Two months later, the severed heads of the monks were found in a tree not far from Tibhirine; their bodies were never recovered.
The village of Tibhirine had sprung up around the monastery because it was a holy place, protected by the Virgin Mary, who is revered by Christians and Muslims alike. But after 1993, as the Algerian military government's war against Islamic terrorism widened, napalm, helicopters, and gunfire became regular accompaniments to their monastic routine.
The harmony between these Christian monks and the Muslim neighbors of Tibhirine contrasts with the fear and distrust among Algerians fighting over power and what it means to be a Muslim. Woven into the story of the kidnapping and the political disintegration of Algeria is a classic account of Christian martyrdom. But these monks were not martyrs to their faith, as preaching Christianity to Muslims is forbidden in Algeria, but rather martyrs to their love of their Muslim neighbors, whom they refuse to desert in their hour of need.
ebook,John Kiser,The Monks of Tibhirine Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria,St. Martin's Press,060403 SMP Trade Paper-SMP Trade Paper All Prior,Algeria,BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious,Biography,Biography Autobiography,Biography / Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Christian martyrs,Christian martyrs - Algeria - Tibehirine,Christian martyrs;Algeria;Tibehirine;Biography.,GENERAL,General Adult,Middle East/North Africa,NORTH AFRICA - HISTORY,Non-Fiction,Notre Dame de l'Atlas (Monastery Tibehirine, Algeria),Religion beliefs,Religion general,Religious,SPECIFIC RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS,Specific Religious Congregations And Orders,Tibehirine,Tibehirine (Algeria) - Church history - 20th century,Tibehirine (Algeria);Church history;20th century.,Trappists,Trappists - Algeria - Tibehirine,Victims of terrorism,Victims of terrorism - Algeria,Victims of terrorism;Algeria;Biography.,book club recommendations; reading group guides; book group discussion questions,BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious,Religious,Biography / Autobiography,North Africa - History,Specific Religious Congregations And Orders,Algeria,Biography,Christian martyrs,Tibehirine,Trappists,Victims of terrorism,Biography Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Religion,Religion beliefs,Religion general
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