Jordanian Norma Khouri wrote a heartfelt book about the honor killing of her childhood friend. The book became a best seller, and made Khouri an international celebrity. She spoke passionately, portraying Jordan as a 6th century nation where women are murder fodder.
And it turns out she’s a big fat liar. With the biggest ego, EVAH.
Women’s rights in the Middle East have been done no favor by Khouri’s “factition”, but if you want to get a close look at a con artist of the first order, you must see the documentary Forbidden Lie$. Khouri is so confident, so bald faced, she allowed herself to be filmed for this thing. Her utterly shameless nimble dance around the truth is awesome in all the wrong ways.
Having had more than a few encounters with con artists including one I had known for years and did not spot until he had walked away with a not inconsiderable sum of cash, I’m fascinated by this sort of person and their facility with plastic truth.
The con artist is so comfortable with lying that it is impossible to spot them unless you fact check every single thing they say. Since the con is such an easy liar, they may not set off the alarms that send you on those fact finding missions until they’ve walked away with your cash, or your art.
Highly recommended.
Alas, the film has been discontinued by the manufacturer, but it is airing on cable this month. Used copies occasionally show up on Amazon.
