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A review by surabhichatrapathy
The Beekeeper of Sinjar: Rescuing the Stolen Women of Iraq by Dunya Mikhail
5.0
The Beekeeper of Sinjar is a non fiction account of the small, private efforts of rescuing women captured by ISIL in Iraq.
We learn of most of the stories through telephonic conversations held between the writer Dunya Mikhail and the rescue mission operative Abdullah Sheram. Who was formerly a beekeeper in the border area of Sinjar.
The book attacks you with the absolute violence ISIL inflicted upon Christians and more so Yazidis.
It also shows you the humanity, compassion that many others possessed, redeeming humanity here and there.
We learn a lot about Yazidi culture, which was personally interesting for me.
The first half of the book soley focuses on the rescue stories coming in from the borders of Iraq , Syria and Turkey.
In the second half Dunya beings to tell us of her own story as a political refugee in the states. Bits of her very poignant and measured poetry appear in timely places making the whole book a lot more heavy and heart breaking.
We learn of most of the stories through telephonic conversations held between the writer Dunya Mikhail and the rescue mission operative Abdullah Sheram. Who was formerly a beekeeper in the border area of Sinjar.
The book attacks you with the absolute violence ISIL inflicted upon Christians and more so Yazidis.
It also shows you the humanity, compassion that many others possessed, redeeming humanity here and there.
We learn a lot about Yazidi culture, which was personally interesting for me.
The first half of the book soley focuses on the rescue stories coming in from the borders of Iraq , Syria and Turkey.
In the second half Dunya beings to tell us of her own story as a political refugee in the states. Bits of her very poignant and measured poetry appear in timely places making the whole book a lot more heavy and heart breaking.