“Seasons of Fury is a magisterial, infuriating, and absolutely necessary book. With a sense of care and thoroughness developed over years of journalistic expertise in the subject matter, Rozina Ali interrogates one of the most acceptable and least-punished forms of prejudice in America today. Her writing charts the toll this systemic, pervasive bigotry takes on generations of families, how easily it upends entire lives. A vital work, as illuminating as any I’ve read in many years on how and why hatred becomes normalized.”—Omar El Akkad, National Book Award–winning author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
“This book is an essential and eloquent record of our times, and of one of the most troubling realities of America. Tracing the rise of Islamophobia and its alarming resurgence, this prescient accounting is a must-read.”—Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Circle of Hope
“In Seasons of Fury, Rozina Ali presents a lucid chronicle of a shameful strain in American history, delineating the historical roots of Islamophobia, and demonstrating the manner in which this pernicious phenomenon came to dominate the post-9/11 era, and never really stopped. This a deeply reported tale of hysteria, bigotry, surveillance and persecution, one that is suffused with quiet outrage but observed with a clear eye. At the same time, Ali has captured, with great compassion, the resilience, dignity, and patriotism of American Muslims.”—Patrick Radden Keefe, #1 New York Times bestselling author of London Falling
“Seasons of Fury is a haunting book where the past and present reveal the calloused heart of a nation. With intimate and beautifully crafted portraiture, Rozina Ali explores the history of Islamophobia in America, and how the war on terror deepened the ugliness at its heart. Nested prejudices and cruelties combine with think tanks that push moral panics about the threat of Islam. Communities grieve as loved ones disappear and ordinary people fight for their return. Ali attends to every detail, and the emotions leap off the page. This is one of those rare books that grab hold of the heart and refuse to let go. Read it and witness what has been done in our name.”—Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., author of America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries
“Rozina Ali has written a vital and page-turning account of some of our country’s darkest recent chapters. This is a book about immigration, race, and persecution, told in stellar reportorial detail. But it’s also a mirror that Ali skillfully holds up to force a reckoning about the kind of country we really are. Seasons of Fury should be required reading.”—Jonathan Blitzer, bestselling author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here
“Seasons of Fury is an excellent autopsy of America’s last few decades and the Islamophobia that has riddled its politics and policies. The families [Ali] follows suffer no illusions about their persecution but resist the logic of it again and again, and it is the careful consideration of their stories that makes the book a damning exposé of a country gone wild with delusion. . . . [Ali’s] writing is evocative without becoming ornate, and she makes even the most well-known stories from the era compelling page-turners.”—Moira Lavelle, Inkstick
