Thursday, November 1, 2007

HW 27: Annotated Bibliography Of Baghdad Burning

Riverbend, Baghdad Burning, Girl Blog from Iraq First Feminist Press Edition, 2005Ahdaf Soueif,
This novel Baghdad Burning is written by a blogger only known by Riverbend, who lives right in the thick of the battle in Baghdad. Her unique and insightful view of the ongoing conflict in Iraq should give audiences a brand new way to look at the relationship between the United States and Iraq. This is not the only thing that you will find in Baghdad Burning though, Riverbend also offers us a perspective of how a woman has to live and act in a Middle Eastern country like Iraq. This could seem challenging at some points and even more of a challenge when there is a war going on right on her doorstep. Do not under estimate Riverbend, she if very knowledgeable in the field of politics in the United States and Iraq. This is evident in Baghdad Burning, she knows about the conflict of oil, rule and the importance of the suicide killings. As the novel progresses so does your concern and fear for Riverbend, will she and her love ones make it?

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