Christina Asquith, journalist and author of Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New Iraq
Christina Asquith, an award-winning journalist for 14 years, has written for The New York Times, The Economist, The Christian Science Monitor, The Guardian, and was a staff writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Her book, Sisters in War, is based on the 18 months she spent living and reporting in Baghdad. She is currently Senior Editor of the Solutions Journal and an adjunct professor at the University of Vermont.
Sisters in War tells the story of four women living in Iraq, Nunu, Zia, Manal, and Heather. It is the story of the fight for women's rights, and it is a clear and frightening portrait of the damage the US has done in Iraq, but most of all, it is a heartbreaking, honest and much-needed portrait of four very different women living in one of the most volatile places on earth.
Nunu and Zia are sisters living with their parents in Baghdad under Saddam. When the US invades, they are filled with hope that finally their situation may change. They assume life for them will be just like it is for girls in America. Instead, life becomes much worse. Manal is an aid worker with the mission of making the voice of Iraqi women heard in the country. She faces defeat, danger and constant disappointment, but remains in Iraq. Heather, a soldier with a public policy background, has the same mission as Manal, but with the resources and baggage of the US military. She, too, faces defeat at every turn. Learn what really happened in Iraq when the US invaded, what it was like for aid workers, soldiers, and Iraqi citizens, especially Iraq's most disenfranchised group, women.
Come with all of your questions. Check out Christina's website for more information and resources. This is a great chance to become informed about what we have done and are doing over there.
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Published: Random House, 09/01/2009
