Zeitoun
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307387941 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
After the levees break, he uses a small canoe to rescue people, before being arrested by an armed squad and swept powerlessly into a vortex of bureaucratic brutality. When a guard accuses him of being a member of Al Qaeda, he sees that race and culture may explain his predicament. Abdulrahman Zeitoun, a successful Syrian-born painting contractor, decides to stay in New Orleans and protect his property while his family flees. Eggers, compiling his account from interviews, sensibly resists rhetorical grandstanding, letting injustices speak for themselves. From The New Yorker Through the story of one man’s ex
Eyeopening--and frightening Although I knew some bad things happened during the flooding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina—the murder of several innocent blacks by cops comes to mind—I never knew just how complete the breakdown of civil liberties was. Zeitoun is an account of that breakdown, and it presents a frightening portrayal of the Kafkaesque circumstance hundreds or thousands of ordinary, law-abiding citizens found themselves in&mdas. "A new perspective on a horrible tradegy." according to Marissa E. Paltz. This inside perspective was very fascinating to me after only hearing what the media provided publicly. My daughter was a senior at Tulane when Katrina hit and she evacuated home to Southeast Texas - then Ike hit. I understand PTSD first-hand. The middle-eastern culture stressing over their missing brother/cousin was very intense; as was Karen Zeitoun's stress leaving him behind and evacuating with their children. The character d. "Zeitoun is a Fantastic Book" according to Jon. Zeitoun is a book that tells a story you've probably never heard of. Zeitoun was a man who sacrificed his body to help those in need during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and it all started from his stubbornness to leave under evacuation orders. What happens to him might surprise you.I had to read this book for a class on ethics and it was a very enjoyable experience. It's not only a story but an observation of how people may
In the days following the storm he travels the city by canoe, feeding abandoned animals and helping elderly neighbors. The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina. Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates with their four young children, leaving Zeitoun to watch over the business. Then, on September 6th, police officers armed with M-16s arrest Zeitoun in his home. Told with eloquence and co