Northern iraq is full of mountains, but the rest of iraq is quite flat. Riverbend is the pseudonymous author of the blog baghdad burning, launched august 17, 2003. On the 24th of september, 2003, the above entry was posted onto a weblog by an anonymous 25 year old female using the pseudonym riverbend. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china.
Educated partly outside of iraq, she was a computer programmer prior to the war. Jan 05, 2007 riverbend is a muslim whose middleclass baghdad family and neighborhood combine both sunni and shia adherents. Girl blog from iraq first feminist press edition edition. Riverbend s existence and identity remain a mystery, but the weblog entries suggest that she is a young iraqi woman from a mixed shia and sunni family, living with her parents and brother in baghdad.
Its been years since the beginning of the war that marked the end of iraqs independence. Riverbend is the pseudonym of a young iraqi blogger. It is dramatised by a cast of five young american actors. Calling herself riverbend, she offered searing eyewitness accounts of the everyday realities on the ground. Baghdad burning by riverbend overdrive rakuten overdrive.
In 2003, a twentyfouryearold woman from baghdad began blogging about life in the city under the pseudonym riverbend. Riverbend, the young iraqi woman whose articulate, even poetic prose packs an emotional punch, continues her blog from her hometown of baghdad the new york times. Girl blog from iraq by baghdad burning requirements epub reader, 1. Baghdad burning in august 2003, the world gained access to a remarkable new voice. Baghdad burning is a quotidian chronicle of riverbends life with her family between april 2003 and september of 2004. Girl blog from iraq riverbend in august 2003, the world gained access to a remarkable new voice. Riverbend, the pseudonymous recipient of a lettre ulysses award for the art of literary reportage, continues her chronicle of daily life in occupied baghdad. Free shipping on due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Before the united states occupation of iraq she was. Riverbends writing was intelligent, witty, warm, passionate, informative, and it always seemed to me she was as honest as a person can be. For the new vanguard performance, magnes read the entries before each of her pieces.
Interweaving commentary on major events since october 2004 to march 2006, with. The previous compilation of her blog writing, baghdad burning. Girl blog from iraq by riverbend 2005 this is not so much a book as a collection of blogs written by a young iraqi woman using the handle riverbend. Ill meet you round the bend my friend, where hearts can heal and souls can mend saturday, march 18, 2006. Rarely out of the news, the coalition forces presence in iraq has been the subject of much controversy and political debate over the past three years. Top 10 books about the iraq war books the guardian.
Iraq blogs a firsthand view of iraq from online diaries. Calling herself riverbend, she offered searing eyewitness accounts of the everyday realities on the ground, punctuated by astute analysis on the politics behind these events. Girl blog from iraq themes riverbend blogger this study guide consists of approximately 37 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of baghdad burning. The author and blogger discusses her life in emotional detail, what it feels like to be a woman in iraq during the occupation, and also discusses the political and cultural changes that start to occur around her during the years of the reconstruction. Review of baghdad burning ii 9781558615298 foreword. Baghdad burning is a quotidian chronicle of riverbends life with her family. Notes for baghdad burning baghdad burning is a suite of compositions by liz magnes, inspired by the blog baghdad burning written in 20032004 by riverbend, a young woman living in baghdad during the united states occupation of iraq. In her riveting weblog, a remarkable young iraqi woman gives a human face to war and occupation. A former engineer who lost her job after the 2003 u. Once a computer programmer in a modern, secular state, riverbend discusses with honesty and acute political awareness the changes that resulted in the rise of religious fundamentalism.
Click download or read online button to get the iraq war blog book now. At night, qasiyoun blends into the black sky and the only indication of its presence is a multitude of little, glimmering spots of light houses and restaurants built right up there on the. Calling herself riverbend, she offered searing eyewitness accounts of the everyday realities on the ground, punctuated by astute analysis on the politics. In this hardhitting journal, she describes the daytoday realities of life in postwar iraq. One of the dominant themes that run through the course of the blog is riverbends interest in the welfare of women across iraq. More girl blog from iraq women writing the middle east riverbend, the iraqi woman whose articulate, even poetic prose packs an emotional punch the new york times, continues her dispatches from her native baghdad. Girl blog from iraq, a collection of a years blogs reporting on the realities of war and occupation by an iraqi woman who has called herself riverbend was. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Her passion, honesty, and wry idiomatic english made her work a vital contribution to our understanding of postwar iraqand won her a large following. Riverbends existence and identity remain a mystery, but the weblog entries suggest that she is a young iraqi woman from a mixed shia and sunni family, living with her parents and brother in baghdad. Baghdad burning is based on a blog written by riverbend, a 25yearold iraqi woman living in baghdad prior, during and after the invasion. Before the united states occupation of iraq she was a computer programmer. Girl blog from iraq, a compilation of her blog entries for part of 2003 and 2004. In baghdad burning, a young iraqi woman, using the pseudonym riverbend, gives a human face to war and occupation. Girl blog from iraq riverbend, author, aliyah mamduh, author, james ridgeway, introduction by, foreword by ahdaf soueif, intro. Reviewed by agnes hooper gottlieb seton hall university published on jhistory january, 2007.
More girl blog from iraq women writing the middle east. Applying halls theory to the cases of both baghdad burning and thieves of bagh. Girl blog from iraq by riverbend and james ridgeway overview in august 2003, the world gained access to a remarkable new voice. Since the fall of bagdad, womens voices have been largely erased, but four months after saddam husseins statue fell, a 24 yearold woman from baghdad began blogging. Please contact one of the members of the governing council in baghdad, iraq, for more information. Riverbends existence and identity remain a mystery, but the weblog entries suggest that she is a young iraqi woman from a mixed. Opening her blog today made me miss her writing so much. She describes rolling blackouts, intermittent water access, daily explosions, gas shortages and travel restrictions. In 2003, a twentyfouryearold woman from baghdad began blogging about. The mountain distracts me, as it does many iraqis especially those from baghdad. In august 2003, the world english gained access to a remarkable new voice. Apr 11, 2005 baghdad burning is a quotidian chronicle of riverbend s life with her family between april 2003 and september of 2004. April 9, 20 marks ten years since the fall of baghdad. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages.
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