Baghdad Burning
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Riverbend is the pseudonymous author of the blog Baghdad Burning, launched August 17, 2003. Riverbend's identity is carefully hidden, but the weblog entries indicate that Riverbend is a young, unmarried Iraqi woman, from a mixed Shia and Sunni family, living with her parents and brother in Baghdad. Before the United States occupation of Iraq she was a computer programmer. She writes in an idiomatic English which reflects her Western education. The blog combines political statements with a large dose of Iraqi cultural information, such as the celebration of Ramadhan and examples of Iraqi ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Blog
Audience:
(English)
Scope:
International
Political Viewpoint:
Left
Editorial
Edited By:
Fabrice Florin
Last Edit:
Oct 6, 2006 - 12:11 PM PDT
Story Stats
Top Topics:
World (7), Iraq (4), U.S. (3), War in Iraq (3), Lebanon (1), Extra (1), Syria (1), Middle East (1), Baghdad Wall (1)
Top Authors:
River (3), Riverbend (3)
Top Formats:
Opinion (6), News Report (1)
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Bloggers Without Borders...
() Iraqis who entered Syria before the visa was implemented were getting a one month visitation visa at the border. As soon as that month was over, you could take your passport ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Leaving Home...
() t happened almost overnight. My aunt called with the exciting news that one of her neighbors was going to leave for Syria in 48 hours because their son was being threatened ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The Great Wall of Segregation...
() The wall, of course, will protect no one. I sometimes wonder if this is how the concentration camps began in Europe. The Nazi government probably said, "Oh look- we're just ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
A Lynching...
() It's official. Maliki and his people are psychopaths. This really is a new low. It's outrageous- an execution during Eid. Muslims all over the world (with the exception of ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Baghdad Burning - The Lancet Study...
() The latest horror is the study published in the Lancet Journal concluding that over 600,000 Iraqis have been killed since the war. Reading about it left me with mixed ...Posted by Mike LaBonte -
Qana Massacre
() Although the sun is blinding this time of year in our part of the world, the Middle East is seeing some of its darkest days... I woke up this morning to scenes of carnage ...Posted by Rod Amis -
Atrocities
() It promises to be a long summer. We're almost at the mid-way point, but it feels like the days are just crawling by. It's a combination of the heat, the flies, the hours upon ...Posted by Rod Amis
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