Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror: The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui
&#8220;Scroggins, with her journalistic doggedness, does a remarkable job of reporting and reconstruction, and WANTED WOMEN serves as a valuable contribution to contemporary history, recounting two ways in which a modern woman&#8217;s identity can be hers for the making&#151;even if the outcome is tragic.&#8221; (New York Times Book Review)&#8220;Scroggins attempts to give a thorough biographical treatment to two women who remain enigmas, despite their status as public figures. The book alternates between each woman&#8217;s story, making for riveting suspense. . . . A fascinating story that reflects this polarized era.&#8221; (Washington Post)&#8220;Gripping and finely textured. . . . By flipping between the two lives, the book cleverly shows how both women were influenced by successive events in history. . . . It does add greatly to the understanding of several interlocking conflicts, some grand and geopolitical and others intimate and personal.&#8221; (The Economist)&#8220;While the parallels are fascinating, the book&#8217;s strength is in its clear-eyed yet sympathetic storytelling. Somehow Scroggins manages to convert a mountain of research into a fast-paced, truly gripping pair of stories.&#8221; (Boston Globe)&#8220;Riveting.&#8221; (Marie Claire)&#8220;Scroggins&#8217; research is wide-ranging and impeccable, and she keeps readers on the edge of their seats with her compelling prose. If we can understand Siddiqui and Ali, then we will have a better chance of understanding the war on terror.&#8221; (Booklist (starred review))&#8220;This meticulously researched, skillfully narrated account offers a nuanced look at political Islam and the &#8220;war on terror&#8221; through the eyes of two women on the front lines.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly (starred review))&#8220;Wanted Women reads like a mystery as one event unfolds into another. . . . Thought-provoking and thorough, Scroggins&#8217;s comprehensive book offers a unique perspective on the tensions between Islam and the West as seen through the life stories of two very different and influential women.&#8221; (Christian Science Monitor)