Here is a fascinating new post from Riverbend yesterday. (Thanks to commenter Frank for alerting me to this one– and also, its predecessor from River, which is likewise worth reading.)
River sounds a lot less personally sanguine about Iraq’s prospects after the election than Faiza (cautiously) has been.
River has her own take on the Islamic dress-code issue there, which is definitely worth reading. I also really love the folksy, intimate way she’s able to describe daily scenes in her life to us. She’s been posting a bit more frequently, recently. Let’s hope that trend continues.
Please, River!
I just want to paste in the concluding words on this recent post of hers:
- It
pre-orders being taken at amazon.com now for
Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog From Iraq by Riverbend, James Ridgeway. Paperback: 304 pages;
Publisher: Feminist Press (April 1, 2005);
ISBN: 1558614893.
For those who haven’t read Riverbend from the start and for anyone interested in an intimate look at life under occupation. Her passionate, insightful and often heartbreaking story deserves the widest recognition possible.
What a good news ! I’m reading her blog regularly since Salam Pax pointed to it. She is such a talentuous writer, that I was wondering why she didn’t get more attention (after Salam Pax was published).
Mmmm note that the publisher is Feminist Press. It seems that publishing houses directed by men have some difficulties to discover women’s talent.
Mark, thanks, that really is exciting!