Why is controversial best-selling author Norma Khouri?
A sensational book that purported to tell the “true” story of the murder of a young Jordanian woman by her father because she dared to date a Christian man has been exposed as a fraud. The scandal was a setback for advocates of women’s rights in Jordan and provided a disturbing case study of how lies and distortions can masquerade as “fact” in Western discussions of the Arab world and Islam. When Norma Khouri’s book “Forbidden Love” (“Honor Lost” in the US) came out last year, it was a hit, selling more than 250,000 copies globally. In Australia, where the author has been granted asylum, it was voted one of the country’s 100 favorite books of all time. Khouri’s book told the story of how she and her friend “Dalia,” a Muslim woman, opened a unisex hair salon in Amman in the early 1990s. Dalia fell in love with a Christian man, “Michael,” who frequented the salon, and despite the innocence of the affair, she was brutally stabbed to death by her father in 1996. Khouri claimed she fled Jor
Los Angeles, CA (CNS) – Showtime’s documentary investigating the controversial best-selling author Norma Khouri will be premiering on August 6. … Sources: googel.
