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sab4's review against another edition
5.0
This book took me what felt like a long time to finish, though it is short in length. I think the subject matter might have played a part in the time it took me to finish, in addition to the fact that I am completely clueless when it comes to Middle Eastern affairs. I have made it a point to become more educated on the Middle East and this book has helped. I grew up during many of the poignant events that shaped the Middle East into what it is now, but as a safeguarded American I know nothing of what has transpired and continues to transpire in the Middle East. This book was heavy and detailed, and I can't say I understood the context of a lot of what happened, but it gave me a raw, first person account of life during the Saddam Hussein reign.
pardonmywritings's review against another edition
5.0
This is the book that made me so tearful, I had to hold it to my chest and weep to myself.
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Haifa Zangana writes about her history as a political activist fighting Saddam Hussein's reign in Iraq. Moving between three prisons, she shares the story of life as a woman, a daughter and an Iraqi who longs to return home but doubts it exists anymore.
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'That hot summer's day, Baghdad's back alleys witnessed four men chasing and shooting at a young man who thought he knew his beloved city as well as he knew himself. He fired back before collapsing to the ground, covered in blood.'
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Have you read Dreaming of Baghdad?
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Haifa Zangana writes about her history as a political activist fighting Saddam Hussein's reign in Iraq. Moving between three prisons, she shares the story of life as a woman, a daughter and an Iraqi who longs to return home but doubts it exists anymore.
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'That hot summer's day, Baghdad's back alleys witnessed four men chasing and shooting at a young man who thought he knew his beloved city as well as he knew himself. He fired back before collapsing to the ground, covered in blood.'
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Have you read Dreaming of Baghdad?
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