Fundamentally is the audacious, hilarious story of Dr. Nadia Amin, a lovesick academic who ends up in Iraq heading up a UN group dedicated to deradicalizing ISIS brides. I laughed out loud, I cringed at her questionable choices, and I fell in love as Nadia becomes attached to and champions the release of one of the brides. Fundamentally is about what we believe in, allowing others to determine their own belief system, and whose job it is to decide who needs saving. Highly recommend!
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis, (List Price: $28, Tiny Reparations Books, 9780593851388, February 2025)
Reviewed by Jessica Nock, Main Street Books in Davidson, North Carolina