Reading this item in the SMH this morning made me recall the Norma Khouri scandal. Its made-for-Hollywood bad guys and handsome, blue-eyed love interest along with the heroine whose only fault is an excess of pluckiness and defiance in the face of relentless oppression are so contrived that they read like a Dan Brown novel.
Of course, the fact that she's attractive and a Christian does wonders for her chances of her story being turned into a Hollywood movie. I don't know if the hackneyed telemovie-style narrative is the fault of the journalist or Marina Nemat herself, but it really grated on me. That sort of crap is better suited to the Daily Telegraph.
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Well if it's not true let's hope someone does the background check this time (unlike last time).
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