The oldest son of sheikh hassan yousef, a founding member of hamas and its most popular leader, young mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his legacy, politics, status. Son of top hamas leader to produce epic historical account of the prophet muhammad despite controversy surrounding antiislam film. Mar 02, 2010 since he was a small boy, mosab hassan yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group hamas. Read son of hamas a gripping account of terror, betrayal, political intrigue, and unthinkable choices by mosab hassan yousef available from rakuten kobo. The son of a founding leader of hamas has announced that he will be making a movie about islam with the intention of showing muslims the real nature of prophet muhammad. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The tag line of this book should probably have read a gripping account of terror, betrayal, political intrigue, and unthinkable choices which all worked together for the good of someone who loves god and is called according to his purpose. A list films gmbh, passion pictures, red box films. Rejecting what i am in this book was a lot more dangerous and challenging than hanging out in a room full of explosives and suicide bombers. Son of hamas is now available with an allnew chapter about events since the book s release such as the revelation of mosab s israeli intelligence handlers true identity, and homeland securitys effort to deport the author. The green prince, about a hamas son recruited by israel. The green prince official us release trailer 2014 documentary. Son of hamas ebook by mosab hassan yousef rakuten kobo. Jul 25, 2014 reluctantly they agreed and yousef moved to the united states where still lives to date. The son of a founding leader in the palestinian organization, hamas, becomes a.
Son of hamas is probably the most important book ive read this year. I didnt know anything about this story before watching this movie. In this case, the two stories augment, rather than contradict, each other. A gripping account of terror, betrayal, political intrigue, and unthinkable choices. As the son of a highranking hamas official, he had access to realtime information. As film adaptation opens, israel frees son of hamas father the. Since he was a small boy, mosab hassan yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group. This true story carried me into the setting and the description brought the events in the story to life. The uncovering of these truths will likely send shock waves through parts of the middle east, but i hope it will also bring com. A must see, also his book son of hamas is a excellent read, i have read it twice. The israelis issued this book as a kind of propaganda.
Son of hamas to make film about islam, prophet muhammad. Mosab hassan yousef is the author of son of hamas 4. Son of hamas by mosab hassan yousef and ron brackin. Last week mosab yousef, the eldest son of hamas founder sheikh hassan yousef, dropped a book more incendiary than any roadside ied, betraying his family, the palestinian people, and. Jerusalem the son of one of hamas s founders has caused an uproar in palestinian society recently by speaking out against the militant islamist movement he grew up in, calling it. Son of hamas is now available in softcover with an allnew chapter about events since the books release such as the revelation of mosabs israeli intelligence handlers true identity, and homeland securitys effort to deport the author. Mar 31, 2010 son of hamas, a story that feels like a longlost abrahamic fable that has morphed into contemporary history, is explosive. This book intensely intrigued me and held my attention for the entire book. His perspective is a unique one, for not only is yousef the first born son of one of founders of hamas, he became an intelligence asset of the shin bet israels internal security service. A gripping account of terror, betrayal, political unthinkable choices mosab hassan yousef, ron brackin on. I grew up all 18 years in one house with my mother and father in suburban america the center of security and prosperity. Yousef then released his whole tale in a book, son.
Son of hamas, by mosab hassan yousef, quickly become a bestseller after its u. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. When the son of hamas spied for israel family business codenamed the green prince, mosab hassan yousef betrayed his father and passed intel from the highest echelons of hamas. Books similar to son of hamas goodreads share book. Nadav schirman, mosab hassan yousef based on the book by. It may take a sec to load because it is over seven hours long. Yousef was arrested with one of his five sons in november 2011 for allegedly. In a bible study with a christian group, yousef received a new testament and dove headfirst into it.
Yousefs account of the matters covered in his book gives a fascinating insight into life for ordinary palestinians under the brutal hamas rule, the extraordinary friendship that developed between him and his shin bet handler and his conversion to christianity. Dec 01, 2012 another muhammad movie in the works in hamas, islam, muhammad, son of hamas on september 19, 2012 at 16. A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of shin bet, the israeli security agency whose activities and membership are. Another muhammad movie in the works in hamas, islam, muhammad, son of hamas on september 19, 2012 at 16. June 20, 2012 mosab hassan yousef, a christian convert and the son of a hamas leader, is now working on a movie about the islamic prophet muhammad.
To be sure, the writing is clumsy in places, but that occasional. As you read it, you might think that is just another movie on conflict in the middle east, but. The oldest son of sheikh hassan yousef, a founding member of. Yousef, whose memoir, son of hamas, inspired the film, wasnt a. I just learned from a commenter below there is a bookbasis to the film. Since he was a small boy, mosab hassan yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group hamas. According to yousef, hamas didnt begin as a terrorist organization. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
Israeli spy mosab hassan yousuf, son of a founder of hamas, explains his dramatic switch of loyalties. Memoir of hamas leaders son who spied for israel goes online. Mar 21, 2010 in son of hamas, mosab yousef, now called joseph, reveals new information about the worlds most dangerous terrorist organization and unveils the truth about his own role, his agonizing separation from family and homeland, the dangerous decision to make his newfound faith public, and his belief that the christian mandate to love your enemies. The famous book, which has been praised for its honesty and irony describing the complexity of the palestinianjewish relationship, was later adapted into a movie named a borrowed identity describes the dilemmas and challenges the nameless hero of the novel is struggling through, having been raised a palestinian boy, heir to a family of terrorists, and being accepted to an elite jewish. I asked myself what palestinians would do if israel disappeared if everything not only went back to the way it was befor. The truth is put on trial in this arresting story about the son of a hamas. Mosab yousef is the eldest son of one of the founders of hamas. Jun 16, 2011 since he was a small boy, mosab hassan yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group hamas. The screenplay works hard to cram a long career into a fresh, well. Finally, son of hamas, like the middle east, is a continuing story. The son of a founding leader in the palestinian organization, hamas, becomes a spy for the israelis.
With mosab hassan yousef, sheikh hassan yousef, gonen ben yitzhak. The green prince, about a hamas son recruited by israel the. Mosab hassan yousef, the son of the spiritual leader of hamas, sheikh hassan yousef, announced his project in jerusalem at a press conference on tuesday. Son of hamas by mosab hassan yousef and ron brackin is an autobiography by the oldest son of a founding member of hamas, detailing his collaboration with israel. Jul 04, 2019 jerusalem the son of one of hamass founders has caused an uproar in palestinian society recently by speaking out against the militant islamist movement he grew up in, calling it a racist. Apr 14, 2017 when the son of hamas spied for israel. May, 2011 yousefs account of the matters covered in his book gives a fascinating insight into life for ordinary palestinians under the brutal hamas rule, the extraordinary friendship that developed between him and his shin bet handler and his conversion to christianity. From son of hamas to agent of shin bet mosab hassan yousefs father helped found hamas, the palestinian islamist organization. Mosab hassan yousef, author of the ny times bestseller son of hamas, condemns the film innocence of muslims, on one hand, and the ignition of violent protests throughout the arab world, on the other. My father was a hamas leader, i was an israeli spy. The picture is blurry because i had to make the file so small, as to fit it on vimeo.
Sep 27, 2017 son of hamas aka green prince speaks at jerusalem post 2016 conference duration. Sep 12, 2014 the emotional core of the green prince, nadav schirmans gripping documentary thriller, is the deepening relationship of mosab hassan yousef, a palestinian recruited as a spy by the shin. The film tells the story of mosab, son of hamas leader sheikh hassan yousef, who for ten years was a spy for israels shin bet. Son of hamas is the story of his life, a gripping account of terror, betrayal, political intrigue, and unthinkable choices, according to the subtitle. He is the oldest of five brothers and three sisters.
Its an autobiography account mosab yousef, eldest son of one of the founders of the terrorist organization hamas, and an extraordinary insiders view of the infamous organization. Jan 01, 2010 son of hamas gives the reader a ground view of this conflict from 1987 to 2007 through the eyes of its author, mosab hassan yousef. Mosab hassan yousef later joseph was born in ramallah, a city 10 kilometers 6. The film, also written by schirman, is based on yousefs book, son of hamas, and what the two interviewees say does occasionally sound a tad too devoid of spontaneity, though the very different. In son of hamas, mosab reveals new information about the worlds most dangerous terrorist. Son of hamas is now available in softcover with an allnew chapter about events since the books release such as the rev. It is based on the autobiography of mosab hassan yousef, son of hamas.
In the style of a tense psychological thriller, this extraordinary documentary recounts the true story of the son of a hamas leader who emerged as one of. Yousef, whose memoir, son of hamas, inspired the film, wasnt a palestinian fighter infused with jihadist fervor. May, 2012 son of hamas a gripping account of terror, betrayal, political intrigue, and unthinkable choices. The result is an intimate and unnerving dive into their relationship narrated by the two subjects.
On june 30 of this year, mosab hassan yousef was granted asylum here in the united states. He was born in 1978, one year before me, but his childhood might as well been lived on a different planet. Mosab hassan yousef, son of hamas leader hassan yousef. The events of june 30 are very much a continuation of the story presented in mosabs book, son of hamas, coauthored with ron brackin a washington times contributor. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading son of hamas. Son of hamas by mosab hassan yousef audiobook download. The son of hamas returns to tel aviv the times of israel. Son of hamas turns on movement the washington post.
Yousef became a celebrity when he wrote his book, which detailed how he assisted israeli agents against hamas. The oldest son of sheikh hassan yousef, a founding member of hamas and its most popular. I really appreciated the following about son of hamas. The son of hamas returns to tel aviv avi issacharoff meets up again with mosab hassan yousef, the green prince whose lifesaving role as an israeli agent he first uncovered. His father, sheikh hassan yousef, was a hamas leader who spent many years in israeli prisons. Mar 01, 2011 son of hamas is now available with an allnew chapter about events since the books release such as the revelation of mosabs israeli intelligence handlers true identity, and homeland securitys effort to deport the author.
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