The first evidence : a memoir of life in Iraq under Saddam Hussein / by Juman Kubba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kubba, Juman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kubba, Juman.

Women--Iraq--Biography.

Women.

Iraq--Politics and government--1979-1991.

Iraq.

Politics and government.

Iraq--Politics and government--1991-2003.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 187 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2003]

Summary:

Few countries in modern times have had more political intrigue, violence and terror than the Iraq of Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party. The atrocities of the Iraqi government, which were highlighted only after the Gulf War and are now receiving much attention, actually began in the 1970s. There are few accounts of what individuals endured, what everyday life was like, and the impact that Saddam Hussein's repressive regime has had on the lives of Iraqi citizens. The author of this remarkable memoir recounts growing up in Baghdad in the seventies during the early days of Saddam Hussein's reign. She describes in detail her family's fear and the cruel punishment they suffered when her father, a successful professional from a renowned, high profile family, discovered the direct involvement of Iraqi authorities in the nortorious Abu Tabar serial killings that rocked Baghdad.

Contents:

Baghdad 1971

Enigma

My father is detained

Jasmine

A deep dark well

A letter of love.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0786415800

OCLC:

51535056