Jacky Trevane
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Jacky Trevane is the pseudonym
of Jennifer Anne, a British
woman who ran away from her Egypt
ian husband in 1992. With the help of ghostwriter Clifford Thurlow
she published the book Fatwa: Living with a Death Threat, describing her version of her life with her Egyptian Muslim husband Maged (in her book called Omar). Jacky was twenty-three when she arrived in Egypt for a holiday with her boyfriend, Dave. Separated from Dave in a bustling street, she fell and twisted her ankle, only to be swept up by a young handsome, chivalrous Egyptian. It was, she says in her book, love at first sight. She married him, converted to Islam
and lived with him in a poor suburb of Cairo
. The couple bore two daughters. Their marriage, however, turned sour and Jennifer decided to return back to England. She says a fatwa
was issued against her and is thus "living in the shadow of a death threat." The Egyptian publication Al-Fajr
spoke with Jennifer's husband, providing a different story and denying many of the claims Jennifer made.
Pseudonym
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of Jennifer Anne, a British
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
woman who ran away from her Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian husband in 1992. With the help of ghostwriter Clifford Thurlow
Clifford Thurlow
Clifford Thurlow trained as a journalist after failing to get a place at Cambridge and wrote his first book at age 23. He has been described by Penny Wark of The Times as "one of the UK's best ghostwriters."...
she published the book Fatwa: Living with a Death Threat, describing her version of her life with her Egyptian Muslim husband Maged (in her book called Omar). Jacky was twenty-three when she arrived in Egypt for a holiday with her boyfriend, Dave. Separated from Dave in a bustling street, she fell and twisted her ankle, only to be swept up by a young handsome, chivalrous Egyptian. It was, she says in her book, love at first sight. She married him, converted to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
and lived with him in a poor suburb of Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
. The couple bore two daughters. Their marriage, however, turned sour and Jennifer decided to return back to England. She says a fatwa
Fatwa
A fatwā in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwā is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be considered by an individual as binding, depending on his or her relation to the scholar. The person who issues a fatwā...
was issued against her and is thus "living in the shadow of a death threat." The Egyptian publication Al-Fajr
Al-Fajr
Al-Fajr may refer to:*Al-Fajr , the 89th sura of the Qur'an*Fajr, the first of the five salat prayers*Al-Fajr , the now-defunct newspaper of the banned Tunisian Islamist opposition movement Al-Nahda...
spoke with Jennifer's husband, providing a different story and denying many of the claims Jennifer made.