| | In her first book, Gabriel discusses her experiences as a Maronite Christian living in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War in the 1970s.<ref>Gabriel. Because They Hate,2006, pp=4–6</ref> She describes the story of her family and childhood hiding in a bomb shelter. She details her strong convictions that her country's inherent multicultural blind acceptance of all faiths and cultures including the then dominant Lebanese Christian phalangists, led to Lebanon's ruin by the continuous attacks from indigenous Muslims, other Christian groups and migrant Palestinians. | | In her first book, Gabriel discusses her experiences as a Maronite Christian living in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War in the 1970s.<ref>Gabriel. Because They Hate,2006, pp=4–6</ref> She describes the story of her family and childhood hiding in a bomb shelter. She details her strong convictions that her country's inherent multicultural blind acceptance of all faiths and cultures including the then dominant Lebanese Christian phalangists, led to Lebanon's ruin by the continuous attacks from indigenous Muslims, other Christian groups and migrant Palestinians. |
| − | Gabriel comments that "anyone who voices his or her opinion contrary to "political correctness" is immediately tagged a "racist" or "bigot" and that this has resulted in a "social paranoia which discourages free thought and expression."<ref>Gabriel, Because They Hate, 2006, p.216</ref> Moreover, she states that societies and cultures must be held accountable for their actions and that "by not judging others... we have helped create the monsters we are dealing with today."<ref>Gabriel, Because They Hate, p 186</ref> The book made ''The New York Times'' hardcover best seller list.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/17/books/16blog-polibooks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|title=Hardcover Best Seller List|accessdate=2008-03-09|date=17 November 2006</ref> The introduction of the 2008 edition of ''Because They Hate'' stated that the book was put on the reading list at the FBI Academy and that it was assigned as mandatory reading for United States Navy SEALs heading to the Middle East.<ref>Gabriel, Because They Hate, 2006, p.xx of the 2008 edition.</ref> | + | Gabriel comments that "anyone who voices his or her opinion contrary to "political correctness" is immediately tagged a "racist" or "bigot" and that this has resulted in a "social paranoia which discourages free thought and expression."<ref>Gabriel, Because They Hate, 2006, p.216</ref> Moreover, she states that societies and cultures must be held accountable for their actions and that "by not judging others... we have helped create the monsters we are dealing with today."<ref>Gabriel, Because They Hate, p 186</ref> The book made ''The New York Times'' hardcover best seller list.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/17/books/16blog-polibooks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|title=Hardcover Best Seller List|accessdate=2008-03-09|date=17 November 2006</ref> The introduction of the 2008 edition of ''Because They Hate'' stated that the book was put on the reading list at the FBI Academy and that it was assigned as mandatory reading for United States Navy SEALs heading to the Middle East.<ref>Gabriel, Because They Hate, 2006, p.xx of the 2008 edition.</ref> |