In Conversation: Mohammed al Samawi with Jonathan Pearlman

Join Mohammed al Samawi with Jonathan Pearlman at Melbourne Jewish Book Week to discuss his memoir The Fox Hunt.

Jonathan will be in conversation with Mohammed, to discover more about his journey to freedom in The Fox Hunt, a real-life survival story of faith, curiosity, and the power of human connection in the face of conflict.

About the Author
Mohammed Al Samawi, a Zaydi Shia’a Muslim, was born on 30 November 1986 in the old Yemeni city of Sana’a. Brought up to believe that the Jews were responsible for all his people’s troubles, his life changed when he read the Old Testament, ‘friended’ Jews in Israel, and joined social-action groups aimed at promoting dialogue between Muslims and Jews. Soon, he started receiving death threats from his compatriots, and when he fled to the southern city of Aden he found himself caught up in a brutal civil war. Trapped and desperate, he could find no one to help him, until strangers from overseas pitched in and eventually saved his life. He escaped to the United States, where he now lectures widely to promote inter-faith relations.

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