An incredibly brave account of life inside one of the most isolated and fear ridden cities in the world.
Samer is 24 years old. Having escaped from Raqqa he is living in a refugee camp in northern Syria.
Remarkable . . . rare, intimate . . . Samer is an understated hero
of our time.
*The Times*
As powerful and fast-paced as a thriller . . . this is brutal
non-fiction, plainly and urgently told.
*Guardian*
Readers will salute the quite literally death defying bravery of
Samer in taking a stand against the terrorists. He shows that no
matter how hopeless the situation, the simple act of bearing
witness is one of the most powerful human responses available . . .
The Raqqa Diaries is so important.
*Evening Standard*
The book is beautifully produced . . . Everyone should spend a
couple of hours of their life reading it, to remind themselves
that, even in the darkest depth of human misery, the bravest souls
still exist.
*Sunday Times*
The fact that Samer was able, and indeed brave enough, to
communicate with the outside world is an inspirational victory over
bullies and oppressors. In the context of Islamic State’s brutality
Samer’s quiet voice becomes a roar, a roar of defiance. His
remarkably balanced account of terrible things and terrible times
is the sound of civilisation. A clarion call to all of us that we
should not give up. Somewhere there is a voice in the wreckage.
*Michael Palin*
This should be compulsory reading for all who care about the horror
of Syria. Especially those who control its fate.
*John Humphrys*
Remarkable . . . We owe it to the author - and to all those who
have died - to read his account of the evil cruelty of Daesh and
the horrors of the Syrian civil war.
*Hilary Benn*
A powerful lesson in courage and humanity in the face of brutality
and ignorance.
*Mishal Husain*
Reading the Raqqa diaries I felt I was walking Raqqa's streets with
Samer, my heart pounding with fear. I finished the diary in tears .
. . desperate for more news of this brave young man whom I have
never met but whom I feel we've all let down.
*Emma Jane Kirby, author of THE OPTICIAN OF LAMPEDUSA*
[Samer] writes with shattering honesty [and] shows that no matter
how hopeless the situation, the simple act of bearing witness is
one of the most powerful human responses.
*i*
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