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In 1970s Iraq, the Ba'ath Party was at the height of its influence in the Middle East and popularity throughout the West. But a group of activists recognized the disastrous potential of the regime as its charismatic leader, Saddam Hussein, came to power. Haifa Zangana was among those who resisted Saddam's rule, a small group of whom were captured and imprisoned at Abu Ghraib. Now, from a distance of time and place, Zangana writes about her incarceration, the agonizing loss of comrades to torture and death in prison, her safe yet haunted life so far away from friends, family, and her beloved country, and the ways memory conspires to make us forget.
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Reviews
"Deftly sketched, simple and poetic… Zangana's story is heartbreaking, but her clarity and resilience inspire awe."
Christian Parenti, author of The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq
"Written with passion and commitment, Dreaming of Baghdad invoked my own dreams, and the joys and pain that memory can bring. A must-read."
Nawal El Saadawi, author of Zeina
"Haifa Zangana illuminates the dark realities of Saddam Hussein's Iraq while remembering what she misses from that complex place and time."
Shahrnush Parsipur, author of Tuba and the Meaning of Night