Reviews of “Come from the Shadows”
 Come from the Shadows"...a thought-provoking overview of the Afghanistan that Glavin discovered during several visits there, travelling "outside the wire" and talking to ordinary Afghans. It will change the way you have ever thought about Afghanistan." Chronical-Herald, Jan 29, 2012 Read more about Come from the Shadows >> |
Come from the Shadows"[Glavin] provides an alternative to the usual Western media portrait, particularly of Afghan women, who rely on foreigners for security while boldly rebuilding their society." Come from the Shadows was chosen as a Great Reads for Fall 2011 by Ms. Magazine. Ms Magazine, Nov 28, 2011 Read more about Come from the Shadows >> |
Come from the Shadows"What [Glavin] reports is not hateful, anti-Western spite perpetuated by 10 years of war and civilian casualties, but a sense of tentative optimism -- a better-than-before place where the people are beginning to find solace in an environment of peace brought by foreign soldiers." The Martlet, Nov 3, 2011 Read more about Come from the Shadows >> |
Come from the Shadows"Journalist Terry Glavin’s book Come from the Shadows is an impassioned account of what we should know but don’t about Afghanistan." Vancouver Sun, Oct 21, 2011 Read more >>Read more about Come from the Shadows >> |
Come from the Shadows"Come From the Shadows is an ambitious book…[it] presents an authentic challenge to those who think Canada should cut and run." Georgia Straight, Oct 10, 2011 Read more >>Read more about Come from the Shadows >> |
Come from the Shadows"Glavin does his job well. The best parts of Come from the Shadows involve his travels in the country, often in the company the Abdulrahim Parwani, a remarkable Afghan-Canadian man, well drawn in Glavin’s text. We meet democrats, partisans, activists and scholars. Some are powerful, some simply brave." Maclean's, Oct 6, 2011 Read more >>Read more about Come from the Shadows >> |
Come from the Shadows"Glavin’s forensic demolition of pious myths about Afghanistan and fierce defence of liberal values is persuasive and exhilarating." Ophelia Benson, co-author of Why Truth Matters, Jul 13, 2011 Read more about Come from the Shadows >> |
Come from the Shadows“The Afghan people have friends around the world who have courageously joined us in our fight for our freedom and civil liberties, but few have been as devoted to our cause as Terry Glavin. His journalism gives our silenced voices the power to be heard in the West.” Fawzia Koofi, Afghan MP and author of Letters to My Daughters, Jun 27, 2011 Read more about Come from the Shadows >> |
Come from the Shadows"The best journalism exists to refute self-serving and self-satisfied prejudices. With reporting from the ground and historical scholarship, Terry Glavin demolishes our illusions about Afghanistan, and produces a book that is at once an assault on received wisdom and a humane defence of the rights of subjugated peoples." Nick Cohen, author of What's Left?, Jun 22, 2011 Read more about Come from the Shadows >> |
Come from the Shadows"Terry Glavin is the West's most eloquent advocate of the cause of Afghan liberty. His voice is a powerful counterweight to the many others who relentlessly counsel abdication of that cause." Sohrab Ahmari, co-editor of Re-Orient, a forthcoming anthology of essays by young Mideast reformers, Jun 22, 2011 Read more about Come from the Shadows >> |