A Doorway in Tunis: Memoir of a Fugitive Family in Muslim Lands (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798988006107)

Why does a young, white woman from a middle-class family reject American culture, become Muslim, and fall in love with an incarcerated Black American, a convicted murderer? After his escape from prison in the U.S. in 1980, why does she - with her young children - follow him to North Africa and embrace a fugitive life in the Muslim world?

This memoir is Aisha F. Saidi's answer to these questions. She tells the story of thirteen years her family traveled and lived in the Middle East and North Africa, evading capture and seeking refuge in Islamic countries. Time and again, Aisha, Abdullah, and their children would settle into a new home for a year or two, make friends, and learn the local language. But they would be forced to flee after encountering dangerous political turmoil or legal problems in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Pakistan, or the Islamic Republic of Iran. Then, they would be homeless again, a fugitive family car-camping by the roadside, with thousands of miles to travel in search of safety.

Author: Aisha F. Saidi
ISBN-13: 9798988006107
Publisher: Redpoll Media
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2026
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d