The Fox Hunt

A refugee of Yemen's brutal civil war recounts his journey to freedom with the help of an online interfaith community: "a gripping account of terror and escape” (New York Times Book Review).

Mohammed Al Samawi was raised to think of Christians and Jews as his enemy. But after secretly receiving a Bible at age twenty-three, he began connecting with interfaith activists on social media. He made it his mission to promote dialogue and cooperation in Yemen—a mission that drew death threats against him and his family.

Mohammed fled to the port city of Aden, not knowing that it would soon become the battleground of a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia. As gunfire and grenades exploded throughout the city, Mohammed hid in the bathroom of his apartment and desperately appealed to his contacts on Facebook. Miraculously, a handful of people he barely knew responded.

Over thirteen days, four ordinary young people with no experience in diplomacy or military exfiltration worked across six technology platforms and ten time zones to save this innocent young man trapped between deadly forces— rebel fighters from the north and Al Qaeda operatives from the south. The Fox Hunt tells the story of a thrilling, improbable escape, and reminds us that goodness and decency can triumph in the darkest circumstances.

A NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD WINNER
A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST