{"product_id":"the-dissident-club-chronicle-of-a-pakistani-journalist-in-exile-paperback","title":"The Dissident Club: Chronicle of a Pakistani Journalist in Exile - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTaha Siddiqui\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHubert Maury\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Homel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn urgent and compelling graphic memoir about a Pakistani investigative journalist at odds with his fundamentalist family and the Pakistani military that attempts to kidnap him\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Islamabad in 2018, Pakistani investigative journalist Taha Siddiqui is kidnapped at gunpoint and barely escapes being killed. He flees the country on the first plane to France with questions left unanswered: What motivated the attack? Was the tyrannical Pakistani military involved?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dissident Club\u003c\/em\u003e is an action-packed graphic memoir about Islamic politics, complex family dynamics, and one man's dedication to truth and principle. With illustrator Hubert Maury, Siddiqui, winner of the prestigious journalism award Prix Albert Londres, tells the story of his intriguing life and career, beginning with his childhood in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan under the stern gaze of a fundamentalist Islamic father. Siddiqui rebels against his religion, but his personal freedom is constrained by strict Islam, especially after his father joins a jihadi mosque.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the Gulf War and then the shock caused by 9\/11, Siddiqui enters university and begins his personal emancipation. He becomes a journalist, but as he reveals the crimes of the Pakistani military, he learns the hard way that journalists are moving targets. Once in Paris, he opens the Dissident Club, a bar dedicated to helping political dissidents from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn expansive Pakistani coming-of-age story, \u003cem\u003eThe Dissident Club\u003c\/em\u003e documents Siddiqui's experiences as a young man fighting for truth and justice against the harsh backdrop of Islamic fundamentalism and corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaha Siddiqui\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning Pakistani journalist living in exile in Paris. In Pakistan, Taha worked for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, France 24, Arte, the \u003cem\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e, Al Jazeera, and many other international and local media organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubert Maury\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist and writer of graphic novels. \u003cem\u003eThe Dissident Club\u003c\/em\u003e is his first graphic work to be published in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Homel\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, journalist, filmmaker, and translator, and the author of nine novels. He has translated many French-language books into English and is a two-time recipient of the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation. He lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 11.2 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987495977261,"sku":"9781551529530","price":27.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/gfIlKhvIW09781551529530.webp?v=1776179055","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-dissident-club-chronicle-of-a-pakistani-journalist-in-exile-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}