Since U.S. forces invaded my country in 2003, I have lived an extraordinary life as an Iraqi. I faced daily risks such as bombs, violence, …
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ASTROLOGICAL APPOINTMENT 3a.m., 27th of August 2003. That was when Mars would’ve been visible from Baghdad. Yes — the planet Mars — seen from the …
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The afternoon was overcast. The way most December afternoons are in Baghdad. A soft mud-yellow breeze blowing against a beige sky. The brown date palms …
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