Ken Ballen -- Terrorists in Love -- Temple Beth Am

Start: Feb 23 2012 7:30 pm

Socol Speakers Series: A former federal prosecutor and congressional investigator, Ken Ballen spent five years as a pollster and a researcher with rare access—via local government officials, journalists, and clerics—interviewing more than a hundred Islamic radicals, asking them searching questions about their inner lives, deepest faith, and what it was that ultimately drove them to jihad. Intimate and enlightening, Terrorists in Love (Free Press, $25) opens a fresh window into the realm of violent extremism as Ballen profiles six of these men—from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia—revealing a universe of militancy so strange that it seems suffused with magical realism.

Followed by a dessert reception with book signing.  No charge but we ask that you RSVP by contacting Michelle Cohen, 305.667.6667 ext. 149, mcohen@tbam.org The first 100 who respond will receive a complimentary copy of Terrorists In Love. Books & Books will have additional copies for purchase that evening.   This event is presented by the Howard and Sharon Socol Speaker Series at Temple Beth Am in collaboration with Books & Books