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The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria

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The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria - Kiser, John
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The inspiration for the major motion picture "Of Gods and Men" In the spring of l996 armed men broke into a Trappist monastery in war-torn Algeria and took seven monks hostage, pawns in a murky negotiation to free imprisoned terrorists. Two months later their severed heads were found in a tree; their bodies were never recovered. The village of Tibhirine had sprung up around the monastery because it was a holy place protected by the Virgin Mary, revered by Christians and Muslims alike. But napalm, helicopters, and gunfire ...

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The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria 2003, St. Martin's Griffin, New York

ISBN-13: 9780312302948

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The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria 2002, St. Martin's Press, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780312253172

Hardcover