L'ISIS raccontato da mia madre

What drives men to kill in the name of God? Around this question, Tawfik, one of the most important Middle East experts in Italy, attempts to paint a portrait of the Islamic State, the self-styled new caliphate that has devastated entire countries, starting with Syria and Iraq, in recent years and continues to pose a threat to the world. Tawfik speaks from his own life experience, marked by the fight against terrorism and fanaticism, and the loss of his brother, killed by Al Qaeda, and the death of his mother in the bombings during the siege of Mosul.

Author: Younis Tawfik

He was born in Mosul, Iraq. In 1979, he moved to Turin, where he graduated in Literature in 1986. He then devoted himself to the dissemination of Arabic literature (translating authors such as Gibran) and contributing as a columnist to newspapers such as "Repubblica," "Il Mattino," and "Il Messaggero." He currently chairs the Italian-Arab Cultural Center in Turin "Dar al-Hikma" and is a member of the Islamic Council in Italy. He has published books of poetry and various essays and novels, primarily for Bompiani. La straniera (2000, winner of the Grinzane Cavour Prize) was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Marco Turco. For Oligo, he published La sponda oltre l'inferno (2021, runner-up at the Robinson Tournament of Repubblica).