pickThe US occupied Iraq from 2003 to 2011 under the pretense that they they were saving the world from weapons of mass destruction. We know now that the US obliged the UN experts to do their dirty work and only when they were certain there was no nuclear weapons in Iraq, they unleashed their military onto the Iraqi population for 8 long years.
With its cast of characters, this examines what drives a man living in a bedouin town into a human bomb.
pickSet in a remote desert village of Baghdad, the story is told through an unnamed narrator. Drops out of University due to America invasion. But the war is soon brought home to him in a series of violent incidences, which challenges his psychological foundation and brings out the fundamental in him.The book is a tough read, because it‘s so damn depressing.But it‘s a worthy, edifying read that leaves one deeply unsettled.
A brute is still a brute, even when he smiles; the eyes are where the soul declares its true nature.
Currently reading. Yasmina khadra is one of my favorite author.
The Sirens of Baghdad | 
