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Defiance

A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria

Loubna Mrie

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Virago Press Ltd
24 February 2026
Loubna Mrie was raised a staunch Syrian Alawite, the same sect as then President Hafez al-Assad. Her mother's father helped plan the coup that saw Hafez seize power in 1970 and bring the Alawites out of hiding and into a position of total control. Her father was intimately involved in Hafez's government as an enforcer and assassin.

When the Arab Spring reached Syria in 2011, she attended a protest against his son Bashar's government out of curiosity and her life changed forever. When she returned to her grandparents' home in Damascus, her family called her a traitor. Unable to look back, she plunged ahead into a life of activism - in opposition to both the regime and her abusive father - with unimaginable consequences. Loubna's father was exiled, her mother murdered and her boyfriend, Peter Kassig, an American, was executed by ISIS.

This memoir will tell her story in her own words.
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Imprint:   Virago Press Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 154mm,  Spine: 36mm
Weight:   528g
ISBN:   9780349013350
ISBN 10:   0349013357
Pages:   432
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Loubna Mrie is a Syrian photographer, journalist, and writer. She covered the Syrian war as a photojournalist for Reuters from 2012 to 2014. She is a frequent commentator and researcher on Syrian and Middle Eastern affairs. She has been published in Time, the Washington Post, the New Republic, the Nation, Vice, and Al Jazeera, among other outlets.

Reviews for Defiance: A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria

Loubna Mrie's story takes my breath away. Defiance is a nail-biting tale of astonishing courage, a coming-of-age story in which one woman risks everything to fight for what she believes -- Jeannette Walls, No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE GLASS CASTLE and HANG THE MOON


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