Horses of God

On May 16, 2003, fourteen suicide bombers launched a series of attacks throughout Casablanca It was the deadliest attack in Morocco s history The bombers came from the shantytowns of Sidi Moumen, a poor suburb on the edge of a dump whose impoverished residents rarely if ever set foot in the cosmopolitan city at their doorstep Mahi Binebine s novel Horses of God follows four childhood friends growing up in Sidi Moumen as they make the life changing decisions that will lead them to become Islamist martyrs.The seeds of fundamentalist martyrdom are sown in the dirt poor lives of Yachine, Nabil, Fuad, and Ali, all raised in Sidi Moumen The boys soccer team, The Stars of Sidi Moumen, is their main escape from the poverty, violence, and absence of hope that pervade their lives When Yachine s older brother Hamid falls under the spell of fundamentalist leader Abu Zoubeir, the attraction of a religion that offers discipline, purpose, and guidance to young men who have none of these things becomes too seductive to ignore.Narrated by Yachine from the afterlife, Horses of God portrays the sweet innocence of childhood and friendship as well as the challenges facing those with few opportunities for a better life Binebine navigates the controversial situation with compassion, creating empathy for the boys, who believe they have no choice but to follow the path offered them.Winner of the 2010 Prix du Roman Arabe and Prix Litt raire Mamounia The novel provides context and perspective to often little explored issues, offering incredible insight into the complex lives of poor boys who are groomed to kill themselves for a cause and commit violent acts in the name of religion Binebine portrays these young men as supremely human, victims of powers much larger than themselves, and like any Kafkaesque anti hero, cogs in an incomprehensible and monstrous machine Starred Publishers Weekly Moroccan painter, novelist, and former math teacher Binebine Welcome to Paradise writes with humor and pathos amid the novel s grinding tragedy but never allows the narrative to veer into self pity or cheap sentimentality The book is based on the 2004 suicide bombings in Casablanca, and Binebine s unblinking eye for detail makes this a haunting tale Library Journal Best Read Horses of God By Mahi Binebine For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr And at the end lay paradise And I m still waiting for the angels. Mahi Binebine s Horses of God is an almost perfect little novel, a fictional account of an event in Casablanca on 16 May 2003 that saw twelve suicide bombers slaughter innocent people along with themselves In just over 150 pages, Binebine manages to capture the innocence and depravity of childhood in the Moroccan slum, Sidi Moumen where all downward slides converge the dreams, hopes, and desires of our now deceased narrato And at the end lay paradise And I m still waiting for the angels. Mahi Binebine s Horses of God is an almost perfect little novel, a fictional account of an event in Casablanca on 16 May 2003 that saw twelve suicide bombers slaughter innocent people along with themselves In just over 150 pages, Binebine manages to capture the innocence and depravity of childhood in the Moroccan slum, Sidi Moumen where all downward slides converge the dreams, hopes, and desires of our now deceased narrator, Yachine not his given name, but a name he adopts for himself after Sovie... , ,This is one of the best books I have read I am in awe of the translator I can t believe that it could be any better in French There is a movie which I missed In a way, I am glad that I read the book first, but I do want to see the film by Moroccan director, Nabil Ayouch It is a fictional story based on the May 16th Casablanca bombings The young suicide bombers grow up inthe slum, Sidi Moumen It can be read on a number of different levelsa poignant coming of age tale with a tragic endin This is one of the best books I have read I am in awe of the translator I can t believe that it could be any better in French There is a movie which I missed In a way, I am glad that I read the book first, but I do want to see the film by Moroccan director, Nabil Ayouch It is a fictional story based on the May 16th Casablanca bombings The young suicide bombers grow up inthe slum, Sidi Moumen It... Horses of God is narrated by a ghost It traces his life in the slums of Casablanca, his friends and their turn to Islam and ultimately to being suicide bombers The story is important in trying to make sense out of why young men are willing to don an explosive vest and go amongst others to kill for the sake of a religion I just felt the reasoning for this group of friends to take the decisions they did remained untold Maybe because i.... In an affecting picture of political powerlessness and cyclical violence, Binebine dramatizes the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings through the perspective of one of the young terrorists Boys scavenge and play football at the dump in the derelict area of Sidi Moumen, where all downward slides converge They dub their football team The Stars of Sidi Moumen the novel s original andevocative French language title , which calls up the image of Fate controlling their lives The author In an affecting picture of political powerlessness and cyclical violence, Binebine dramatizes the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings through the perspective of one of the young terrorists Boys scavenge and play football at the dump in the derelict area of Sidi Moumen, where all downward slides converge They dub their football team The Stars of Sidi Moumen the nov...Wow Just wow What a great little book, never have I finished anything so quickly, completely shirking all my responsibilities and studies The visuals are heady, I m simultaneously in love and repulsed by these boys I ll try to review tomorrow.Horse s of God is a book like no other The book starts off introducing four teens who later become suicide bombers.One of the teenages is narating the story and using what he remembers to inform the reader of what it was like growing up in poverity The narator continues on going through, in great detail of these men and there childhood memories and friends He informs you about the trail s and confict s these boys go through so you have a complete understanding of what was going through thier Horse s of God is a book like no other The book starts off introducing four teens who later become suicide bombers.One of the teenages is narating the story and using what he remembers to inform the reader of what it was like growing up in poverity The narator continues on going through, in great detail of these men and there childhood memories and friends He informs you about the trail s and confict s these boys go through so you have a complete understanding of what was going through thier heads By the end of the story you are sitting there in amazment by the emotions and terror of how the boys felt, and why they became killers.Ther...Por encima del 4.This is probably the best school book I have ever read Shocking, and very emotional

• English
• 18 August 2018
Mahi Binebine
• Paperback
• 168 pages
• 1935639536
• Mahi Binebine
• Horses of God