HW 33: Annotated Bibliography for Baghdad Burning

Annotated Bibliography.

Book:  “Baghdad Burning:  Girl Blog From Iraq.”

Bibliography

Riverbend. Baghdad Burning. New York, NY: Feminist Press, 2005. 

                Baghdad Burning is a book made up of blogs written by an anonymous Iraqi woman who calls herself Riverbend.  This Iraqi women, in her 20’s, writes about the war in Iraq from a different point of view that most people can relate to.  She has grown up around the violence and terror and has lived through it all, unlike others who have not, she can share her story.  This book is shocking, upsetting, and yet intriguing, especially for an American reader.  As an American, you really only get a one-sided story; the story of the soldier.  The way Riverbend tells her stories, makes the reader feel as if they were there with her, as if they too were laying on her roof at night, listening to the sounds of gunshots in the distance.  Not only does the reader learn about life in a place of war and destruction, but Riverbend also explains different traditions and religious celebrations like Ramadan.  Riverbend upsets all stereotypes of Iraqi women when it comes to her intelligence, and the fact that she does indeed, have a computer at her house with internet access.  This book is sure to make the reader aware of how the war is affecting more than just the soldiers and their families.