Zeitoun
About this book
From Goodreads: The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina.
Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates with their four young children, leaving Zeitoun to watch over the business. In the days following the storm he travels the city by canoe, feeding abandoned animals and helping elderly neighbors. Then, on September 6th, police officers armed with M-16s arrest Zeitoun in his home. Told with eloquence and compassion, **Zeitoun** is a riveting account of one family’s unthinkable struggle with forces beyond wind and water.
Subjects
BiographyArab AmericansHurricane Katrina, 2005Social aspects of Hurricane Katrina, 2005Disaster victimsSocial conditionsNew York Times bestsellernyt:paperback_nonfiction=2010-06-13BiographiesSocial aspectsKatrinaNew Orleans (Luisiana)BiografíaAuxilio en los desastresAspectos socialesMuslimsKindPhantastische LiteraturVoyages and travelsFantasy fictionRunaway childrenGewaltFictionPhantasiereise