City of Widows

An Iraq Woman's Account of War and Resistance

Haifa Zangana

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Seven Stories Press,U.S.
01 August 2011

Middle Eastern history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Warfare & defence

In City of Widows, Haifa Zangana tells the story of her country, from the early twentieth century through the US-UK invasion and the current occupation. She brings to light a sense of Iraq as a society mainly of secularists who have been denied, through years of sanctions, war, and occupation, a system within which to build the country according to their own values. She points to the long history of political activism and social participation of Iraqi women, and the fact that, before the recent invasion, they had been among the most liberated of their gender in the Middle East. Finally, she writes about Baghdad today as a city populated by bereaved women and children who have lost their loved ones and their land, but who are still emboldened by the native right to resist and liberate themselves to create an independent Iraq.

By: Haifa Zangana
Imprint: Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 348g
ISBN: 9781583227794
ISBN 10: 1583227792
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 August 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

HAIFA ZANGANA is an Iraqi political commentator, novelist, and former prisoner of Saddam Hussein's regime. She is a weekly columnist for al-Quds newspaper and a commentator for the Guardian, Red Pepper, and al-Ahram Weekly. She lives in London.

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City of Widows

An Iraq Woman's Account of War and Resistance

Haifa Zangana

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