A review by ___puddin
The Beekeeper of Sinjar: Rescuing the Stolen Women of Iraq by Dunya Mikhail

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

This book reminded me a little of Stacey Dooley's book: On the Front Line With Wemon Who Fight back. 
Only the stakes are immeasurably greater. This is a harrowing account of the sorrow and destruction left in the wake of the Islamic State. 

P110

"Please don't bomb here. More than half of the items are on loan. Thank you." The next post was a photo of Mutanabbi Street in Bagdad - books were laid out on the floor after it's reconstruction. Some years ago, a car bomb exploded, scattering books and bodies, and damaging cafes all along the street. We probably needed to put up a sign that said, "Please don't bomb here. There are still books to read". 

P 197

"Those buses were sold to Saudi Arabia. Some of the girls were used for service, others would be sold for their organs and body parts."