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I Was In Raqqa
''I Was in Raqqa'' is a book about Mohamed Fahem, a former member of the Islamic State (ISIS), written by Hedi Yahmed. Fahem is a Tunisian jihadist who joined ISIS in November 2015. Fahem spent most of his time in Raqqa, Syria. He later returned to his country. He refutes the description "Islamic terrorism" and considers the acts of ISIS fighters as non-Islamic. The book was a bestseller in Tunisia and Iran. Content The book tells the story of a young Tunisian boy who joined ISIL in Syria and lived and fought for years between them, eventually escaping in January 2016 and settling in Turkey. The author says his motivation for writing this book, is publishing terrorist acts and killing civilians around the world over the past five years is by ISIS. He communicates with Mohamed Fahem as one of the fighters fleeing ISIL via Internet and then holds meetings in Turkey on October and November 2016. Each session lasts between five and six hours per day. Finally, the memoirs were compi ...
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Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares maritime borders with Italy through the islands of Sicily and Sardinia to the north and Malta to the east. It features the archaeological sites of Carthage dating back to the 9th century BC, as well as the Great Mosque of Kairouan. Known for its ancient architecture, Souks of Tunis, souks, and blue coasts, it covers , and has a population of 12.1 million. It contains the eastern end of the Atlas Mountains and the northern reaches of the Sahara desert; much of its remaining territory is arable land. Its of coastline includes the African conjunction of the western and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Basin. Tunisia is home to Africa's northernmost point, Cape Angela. Located on the northeastern coast, Tunis is the capital and List of cities ...
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