The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria
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....
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The monastery of Notre Dame de l'Atlas in Tibhirine, Algeria was known for nearly 60 years as a place of friendship between Muslims and Christians. Historian John W. Kiser synthesizes interviews with survivors, friends, and relatives, along with journal entries, to provide an intimate account of the 1996 kidnapping and execution by Islamic militants of seven French Trappist monks who lived at the monastery. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
