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DAUGHTER OF AN Ottoman princess and an Indian rajah, Kenizé Mourad was born in Paris during World War II. Mourad was raised by Catholic nuns but grew.

Mourad has found a heroine for our time and a story for the ages, which she tells with a sense of cultural nuance reflecting her own rich biography.

A powerful, shocking and profoundly moving collection of testimonies from Palestinians, Israelis, Christians and volunteer workers.

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In the Land of the Pure
By Kenize Mourad
Lightstone Publishers
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Kenize Mourad’s debut novel, Memoirs of an Ottoman Princess, immediately captivates the reader. It tells the story of a time and place which is hidden from most eyes, yet the tale is of universal interest. Similarly, Mourad’s second novel, In the City of Gold and Silver, grips the reader’s interest because of its dynamic heroine. Mourad’s third foray into fiction writing, In the Land of the Pure, suffers from having neither a glamorous heroine nor a noble backdrop, yet it makes for a satisfying read.

Mourad has been a journalist in France for more than 50 years, with the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent as her focus. She has a facility with putting her thoughts on paper and whatever she writes is clear and engrossing.

The premise of In the Land of the Pure is simple: A French journalist, Anne, is sent to Pakistan to report on the nation’s nuclear assets. The West is concerned about the danger of the assets falling into the hands of the jihadis or Islamists. The book opens with a scene where Anne is in the clutches of some radical group and is being treated like a spy.

A French journalist pens a novel about Pakistan which, surprisingly for a Western writer, presents a sympathetic view
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Our Sacred Land
"The pages of this book quite rightly drag us out of our dangerous apathy and call for the rebirth of hope even from the depths of the darkest despair."
– Le Monde
"A book of hope that reconciles us with humanity."
– Marie-Claire
"This book contains sad, frequently angry, and very poignant, testimonies from men, women and children, about their loss and hunger: the loss of homes; loved ones; childhood freedoms; hunger for reconciliation; and for a land to call home. The book reveals a world where both sides live with the daily realities and personal consequences of conflict."
– Oxfam newsletter
"This is a book from the heart but with much reaason to it."
– Chartist
"Kenize Mourad has brought [Palestine and Israeli] voices onto the printed page, with all their heartache and complexity, giving us a rare and moving insight into the minds and souls of the victims on both sides."
– Howard Zinn - author of /A People's History of the United States/