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Robert Laffont
EAN : 9782221253045
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 180
Size : 13,5 x 21,5 mm
Soldiers of Allah

Release date : 22/09/2022
From arms trafficking to shell companies and French jihadists: the testimony of a professional undercover journalist
 
Ali Watani works undercover. He is not a cop, but a journalist. At first, he works as a fixer for journalists, then he becomes an undercover journalist himself working for one of France’s biggest production companies and reporting on hot topics like dog fights, money laundering and arms trafficking… As... Ali Watani works undercover. He is not a cop, but a journalist. At first, he works as a fixer for journalists, then he becomes an undercover journalist himself working for one of France’s biggest production companies and reporting on hot topics like dog fights, money laundering and arms trafficking… As he is becoming a master of infiltration, Ali Watani comes about a tip of France’s secret services that enables him to infiltrate the inner circles of an infamous salafist mosque. But instead of pointing him towards radicalized Muslims, the tip leads him directly into the heart of France’s most important cell of Jihadist fighters. In 2015, Ali breaks bread with Islamic extremists, becomes part of their network and earns their trust… until, in the aftermath of November 14th, he crosses paths with the most important Isis recruiter in France: Abou Souleymane.
In this riveting testimony we follow Ali’s calvary as he is manhandled by French secret services, betrayed by his own production team and must fear for his life when his cover with the soldiers of Allah is blown. But the years of harrowing undercover work have paid out, eventually leading Ali to his biggest scoop that he presents in this breathtaking and informative page-turner.
 
Key points
A breathtaking deep dive into the frightening reality of Jihadism and the dangers of undercover work
The riveting testimony of an undercover journalist who has met the most important Isis figure in France: Abou Souleymane
An authentic and outspoken portrait of journalism and its abuses as well as of French society
 
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EAN : 9782221253045
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 180
Size : 13,5 x 21,5 mm
Robert Laffont