The blog Baghdad Burning has been silent since early August. It provided the most eloquent window into the life of Iraq's Sunni arabs, humanizing a people who otherwise seem so far away, and who the media might portray as so unlike the every day people you would meet here. Through her eyes, you could see the everyday sameness of Iraqi life to our own - a world of affectionate neighbours, kindly uncles and cousins. But you can't help but grieve for her as her world degraded into the worst of Dante's hells, as uncles, friends, and other aquaintances were killed.
And now she herself has been quiet for so long. I can only pray she is alive and somehow surviving all of this.
Friday, September 29, 2006
Is Riverbend (Baghdad Burning) still alive?
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I've been wondering about her myself... But sometimes she takes extended breaks. Maybe she's out of the country for now. Anyway, here's hoping all is well.
It is a good thing to see, as you have, the person and not just their association.
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