Seasons of Fury

“Seasons of Fury is a magisterial, infuriating, and absolutely necessary book. With a sense of care and thoroughness developed over years of journalistic expertise in the subject matter, Rozina Ali interrogates one of the most acceptable and least-punished forms of prejudice in America today. A vital work, as illuminating as any I’ve read in many years on how and why hatred becomes normalized.”—Omar El Akkad, National Book Award–winning author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

“This book is an essential and eloquent record of our times, and of one of the most troubling realities of America. Tracing the rise of Islamophobia and its alarming resurgence, this prescient accounting is a must-read.”—Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Circle of Hope

“This a deeply reported tale of hysteria, bigotry, surveillance and persecution, one that is suffused with quiet outrage but observed with a clear eye. At the same time, Ali has captured, with great compassion, the resilience, dignity, and patriotism of American Muslims.”—Patrick Radden Keefe, #1 New York Times bestselling author of London Falling

“Rozina Ali’s unforgettable new book, Seasons of Fury, takes an overdue hammer to [September 11] myths. A thorough, subtle reporter, [Ali] presents a disparate record of American Muslim life… . [She] details what it is to survive state persecution draped in the legitimacy of counterterrorism [and] insightfully shows how even before 9⁄11 American Muslims were already dehumanized… . By bringing the ordeal of American Muslims out from the margins, Seasons of Fury indicts the society that sacrificed them on the altar of 9⁄11.”—The New York Times Book Review

“With intimate and beautifully crafted portraiture, Rozina Ali explores the history of Islamophobia in America, and how the war on terror deepened the ugliness at its heart. Nested prejudices and cruelties combine with think tanks that push moral panics about the threat of Islam.”—Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., author of America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries

“Rozina Ali has written a vital and page-turning account of some of our country’s darkest recent chapters. This is a book about immigration, race, and persecution, told in stellar reportorial detail. But it’s also a mirror that Ali skillfully holds up to force a reckoning about the kind of country we really are. Seasons of Fury should be required reading.”—Jonathan Blitzer, bestselling author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here

“Seasons of Fury is an excellent autopsy of America’s last few decades and the Islamophobia that has riddled its politics and policies. [Ali’s] writing is evocative without becoming ornate, and she makes even the most well-known stories from the era compelling page-turners.”—Moira Lavelle, Inkstick

“With its wide scope, this riveting account exposes how the ‘war on terror’ was always a war at home.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Rozina Ali is a journalist and contributing writer at New York Times Magazine. She is a fellow at Type Media Center and New America. Previously, she was a senior editor at The Cairo Review of Global Affairs.

Ali writes primarily about the War on Terror, Islamophobia, the Middle East, and South Asia. Her work has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, Harper’s, Foreign Affairs, The Nation, and The American Prospect. Ali is a recipient of the National Magazine Award in Reporting.

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