Death Threats and Marriage Proposals: The Perils of Being a Female Muslim Journalist Covering Jihad

Souad Mekhennet's 'I Was Told to Come Alone' is a very personal memoir – which at times reads like a fast-paced thriller – that tracks the development of Islamist terror since 9/11

“I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad,” by Souad Mekhennet, Henry Holt, 368 pp., $30

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