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Six Years With Al Qaeda - The Stephen McGown Story (Paperback) Loot Price: R307
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Six Years With Al Qaeda - The Stephen McGown Story (Paperback)

Tudor Caradoc-Davies

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In 2011 while riding his motorbike through Mali, on his way home from London to Johannesburg, Stephen McGown was taken captive in Timbuktu by Al Qaeda. He was held captive for almost six years giving him the unenviable record of Al Qaeda’s longest held prisoner.

Together with writer Tudor Caradoc-Davies, he wrote his book Six Years With Al Qaeda: The Stephen McGown Story. In this inspirational biography Steve uncovers the extraordinary lengths he went through to survive; from learning French and Arabic, converting to Islam and accepting a name given to him by his captors. His aim was to raise his status among Al Qaeda, keep himself alive and hopefully make his way back home.

Thousands of kilometres away in Johannesburg, the shock of his kidnapping hit his wife Cath and the rest of the McGown family. Working every option they could find, from established diplomatic protocols to the murky back channels of the kidnap game, they set to work on trying to free Steve.

Months turned to years and while the captive-captor dynamic was ever-present, Steve witnessed first hand what no westerner has ever seen before, giving him a nuanced perspective on one of the worlds most feared terrorist organisations.

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Imprint: Maverick 451
Country of origin: South Africa
Release date: November 2020
As told to: Tudor Caradoc-Davies
Dimensions: 230 x 147 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 978-1-990977-83-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
Books > Local Author Showcase > Biography > Historical
Books > Local Author Showcase > Biography > Political
LSN: 1-990977-83-9
Barcode: 9781990977831

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