Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America

Name: Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America
Brand: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
SKU: 9780593239544
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Biographical Note:
Rozina Ali is a journalist and contributing writer at New York Times Magazine, a fellow at Type Media Center, a fellow at New America, and was previously a senior editor at The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. Ali writes primarily about the War on Terror, Islamophobia, the Middle East, and South Asia, and her work has been featured in The New Yorker, Harper's, Foreign Affairs, The Nation, The American Prospect, and more. Ali is a recipient of the National Magazine Award in Reporting.

Review Quotes:
" Seasons of Fury is a magisterial, infuriating, and absolutely necessary book. With a sense of care and thoroughness developed over years of journalistic expertise in the subject matter, Rozina Ali interrogates one of the most acceptable and least-punished forms of prejudice in America today. Her writing charts the toll this systemic, pervasive bigotry takes on generations of families, how easily it upends entire lives. A vital work, as illuminating as any I've read in many years on how and why hatred becomes normalized." --Omar El Akkad, National Book Award-winning author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

"This book is an essential and eloquent record of our times, and of one of the most troubling realities of America. Tracing the rise of Islamophobia and its alarming resurgence, this prescient accounting is a must-read." --Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Circle of Hope

"In Seasons of Fury, Rozina Ali presents a lucid chronicle of a shameful strain in American history, delineating the historical roots of Islamophobia, and demonstrating the manner in which this pernicious phenomenon came to dominate the post-9/11 era, and never really stopped. This a deeply reported tale of hysteria, bigotry, surveillance and persecution, one that is suffused with quiet outrage but observed with a clear eye. At the same time, Ali has captured, with great compassion, the resilience, dignity, and patriotism of American Muslims." --Patrick Radden Keefe, #1 New York Times bestselling author of London Falling

" Seasons of Fury is a haunting book where the past and present reveal the calloused heart of a nation. With intimate and beautifully crafted portraiture, Rozina Ali explores the history of Islamophobia in America, and how the war on terror deepened the ugliness at its heart. Nested prejudices and cruelties combine with think tanks that push moral panics about the threat of Islam. Communities grieve as loved ones disappear and ordinary people fight for their return. Ali attends to every detail, and the emotions leap off the page. This is one of those rare books that grab hold of the heart and refuse to let go. Read it and witness what has been done in our name." --Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., author of America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries

"Rozina Ali has written a vital and page-turning account of some of our country's darkest recent chapters. This is a book about immigration, race, and persecution, told in stellar reportorial detail. But it's also a mirror that Ali skillfully holds up to force a reckoning about the kind of country we really are. Seasons of Fury should be required reading." --Jonathan Blitzer, bestselling author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here

Publisher Marketing:
A sweeping narrative history of the U.S. government's broken compact with its Muslim citizens, culminating in the post-9/11 era of mass surveillance and increased violence--from an award-winning New York Times Magazine journalist.

"A deeply reported tale of hysteria, bigotry, surveillance, and persecution."--Patrick Radden Keefe, #1 New York Times bestselling author of London is Falling

In this closely reported and elegantly written book, Rozina Ali shows how the War on Terror, conceived in the wake of the September 11 attacks, only accelerated long-standing conflicts between American law enforcement and Muslim communities around the country. From the surveillance of Arab activists that began in the 1960s and laws in the 90s that broadened the definition of terrorism, to the mass detention of entire Muslim communities in the 2000s and the rise of think tanks and nonprofits that sowed panic about the threat of Islam itself, Seasons of Fury shows that the history of policies that have warped the American perception of Muslim communities reaches deep into our past.

Through the powerful stories of four families across eight decades, Ali narrates a range of Muslim experiences shaped by relentless suspicion and prejudice. Introducing readers to Abdeen Jabara, Mohammad Ali Chaudry, Shahina and Matin Siraj, and the pseudonymous Omar family, she shows how fears about American Muslims have always been inextricable from the Israel-Palestine conflict, stoking the idea of a religious war between Muslims and the West.

Ultimately, the U.S. government's Islamophobic policies disillusioned generations of Muslims who sought the promise of the American dream only to find their communities torn apart, their relatives imprisoned, and their religion villainized by politicians and media. Ali's story of how we got to our terrifying present is a magisterial accomplishment and a damning indictment of the United States' abandonment of its core principles in the face of fear.