Kidnapped: And Other Dispatches
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1846681421 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In 2007, he was seized in Gaza by an obscure Palestinian militia and held for 114 days by moody guards who subjected him to death threats and occasional violence; he persevered with a determined, positive-thinking regimen and support from an international campaign. Johnston includes dispatches from Afghanistan under Taliban rule, in which he elegizes Kabul's once vibrant university and dodges Taliban beard inspectors. Photos. . He introduces Palestinians and Israelis hardened in their hatreds of each other, observes families grieving over children caught in the crossfire and takes us to a beach where Gazans get a break from Gaza. From Publishers Weekly BBC correspondent Johnston really gets involved in the story in this absorbing collection of reports, originally for broadcast, from Gaza and other Middle East hotspots. And he reports from Central Asia on Samarkand's architectural splendors and Mongolia's undying nomad culture. (May)
His captivity was an attack on the freedom of speech, and this collection of Johnston’s dispatches is the long-awaited and moving account of life in Gaza, his ordeal, and his release.. When Alan Johnston, the last Western journalist who dared to remain in Gaza, was kidnapped by terrorists, millions of people around the world felt the need to express their anger and determination to set him free
"Reports from the BBC Correspondent" according to Helen Hancox. The kidnapping of Alan Johnston in Gaza was, of course, a significant media event, Alan being the BBC's Gaza correspondent. The global campaign for his release, which was successful after four months, brought someone who perhaps few people had noticed into the limelight. Since his release Alan appears to have moved away from the publicity and returned to relative obscurity, not writing a huge book about his experiences but instead writing a piece just 20 pages long about his experiences that is included in th