Zeitoun

Zeitoun found himself feeling alive and purposeful as never before as he used his canoe to rescue people during the days following the flooding of the city and fed the dogs left behind in people’s homes. After a week of this heroism, Zeitoun and three others at his home were falsely arrested and brought to a jail at the Greyhound Bus Station. Zeitoun, not only completely innocent, but also the kind of man who should serve as a model of integrity, compassion, and honesty to us all, he was abused and mistreated in ways that not only disregard our American values. The book serves as a wake up call to all those who take advantage of our legal and punitive systems that are relatively fail-safe and humane.