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Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader, young Mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his legacy, politics, status . . . and power. But everything changed when Mosab turned away from terror and violence, and embraced instead the teachings of another famous Middle East leader. In Son of Hamas, Mosab Yousef—now called “Joseph”—reveals new information about the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization and unveils the truth about his own role, his agonizing separation from family and homeland, the dangerous decision to make his newfound faith public, and his belief that the Christian mandate to “love your enemies” is the only way to peace in the Middle East.
Customer Reviews
- We worth a Listen
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Insightful, good listening, great autobiography
Overall - Fascinating book!
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I really enjoyed learning about life in the Middle East. I felt the author did an excellent job of weaving into the story how God was working in his life to draw him to Himself. Definitely worth your time to learn about another culture and about how God makes an impact in a person's life.
Overall - Insightful.
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This book was very insightful. Worth listening to a Christian Palestinian account without a doubt.
My moto is "read widely, treat lightly". As such I came away with a much better understanding of the complexities of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict than any other personal study to date; while intrigued to learn more in the future from other perspectives to limit being led by any authors natural bias.Overall - Show ALL Reviews
- Captivating and Revealing
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Sensational story that gives an amazing inside look at the conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis. The story is spellbinding as you follow the journey of Youseff who courageously seeks to do what is right in the eyes of God and finds true freedom through following Christ and loving his enemies. He ultimately realizes that the worst enemy we all have to battle is the enemy within. This exposes the Middle East conflict from multiple directions and is very enlighting.
Overall - Should be required reading for every mature Christian
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"Joseph" (Mosab) tells of his childhood in the occupied territories of Israel, how Hamas got started, and the evolution of Islam from the 1970's to now. A fascinating insider's look at terrorism. An amazing story of how God works in the lives of those we think are unreachable.
And, he DOES denounce Yasser Arafat's political practices several times in the book, contrary to what another reviewer wrote.
An excellent read, but not for younger readers, due to a couple of torture scenes.Overall - A definite must-listen!
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Wow! I was listening to the last part of this book waiting for a flight at a Middle-eastern airport. Every time I started a new chapter I was sad because it meant the end of the book was approaching!
Mosab has such a unique perspective on the situations in Israel, being able to see both Palistinean and Isreali sides and writing the book as a Christian. I am wholeheartedly recommending this book, especially this audio book version so passionately read by the author himself, to all my friends and family.Overall - A Wolf in Sheep Skin
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I started reading the book really excited about the idea of learning about an ex Hamas man's experience. I thought I was going to read something about a man who would denounce and renounce terror.
But from the first pages when Mr. Mosab started distorting history, when he brushed over the British Mandate and how the Middle East was divided by the British, when he portrayed Yasser Arafat as a man looking for peace, most importantly, when he didn't acknowledge Arafat's responsibility for the massacre and rape of hundred of Christians in Lebanon, I knew something was very wrong with this book. I went online to research him and was horrified to find all this information. It is a disaster that he wasn't deported and it is shameful that this site is selling this book and helping him reach his goal, the destruction of Israel.
Mosab: "During my tours in universities and even churches, [I found] the real support for Israel stems from the church in the West. … We need to understand the difference between “revenge” and “resistance” and once the Palestinians do, we will have our victory against Israel."
More info here: http://www.shoebat.com/videos/sonOfHamas.phpOverall - This is an excellent book! Mosab...
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This is an excellent book! Mosab reading of his own story was nothing short of a miracle. For someone who has not been trained as a Voice Over specialist he did an outstanding job. I have always been on the side of the Israeli in this struggle simply based on my belief that God wants the Jews to live in the land that God gave them through Moses.
This book has help me understand the Palestinian side of the struggle in great detail, and gave me a new appreciation of the complexity between the political and military sides of the Islamic/Hamas movement without feeling that Mosab was being bias towards his people. He was honest and truthful about both sides Arab and Jew.
He is a very brave man who risked his life for his people, to save lives and bring peace to a troubled land. His conversion to Christianity has come at a great cost to him and his family, and it is sad to hear that the US Govt is now threatening to deport him when he should be given the Nobel Peace prize! He has done much much more than Obama did for the sake of peace!
This reads like a Hollywood blockbuster spy movie - I hope it will be one day! I have already recommended it to a number of my friends.Overall