Award-winning Norwegian journalist Asne Seierstad discusses her book Two Sisters: A Father, His Daughters, and Their Journey into the Syrian Jihad. She tells the story of a family divided by faith: Sadiq and Sara, Somali immigrants raising a family in Norway, who discover one day that their teenage daughters Leila and Ayan have vanished―and are en route to Syria to aid the Islamic State. Seierstad’s riveting account traces the sisters’ journey from secular, social democratic Norway to the front lines of the war in Syria.
Asne Seierstad will be in conversation with Robert L. McKenzie on April 10 at 6:30 pm at New York University's Carter Journalism Institute (20 Cooper Square). The event is co-presented by New America and the Norwegian Consulate of New York.
This segment is guest hosted by Kai Wright.