“The Would-Be Terrorist’s Explosive Tell-All Tale”
By Faiza Saleh Ambah
Special to The Washington Post
Monday, July 24, 2006

Rafik Darragi, for Jet Set magazine, Tunisia
“Such is the true merit of this book. The novel is a subtle reminder of the human condition, and characters are depicted with great precision”

“C’era una volta, in un paese piccino e lontano adagiato sulla riva orientale del Mediterraneo, un luogo zeppo di pini dritti come donne in lutto” scrive Jabbour Douaihy.

In his review of June Rain, Pietro Chelli says that when you hear “we are better than them because” … it is usually too late. The uncontrollable violence that identity delirium unleashes is just around the corner. “We are better than them, because…”, such is the story that Jabbour Douaihy tells, an antidote against the world’s stupidity.

Interview by Monica Ruocco, Published in Il Manifesto

Tutto Libri, the cultural supplement of Turin’s famous daily, La Stampa, reviewed Douaihy’s June Rain