HW 27 Burning Bibliography

Their many awards given to books that contain special attributes, one such award is the Lettre Ulysses Award. This award is given to books that contain outstanding literary reportage and that is exactly what fills the pages in "Baghdad Burning." A quick glance will tell you that the book is a compilation of blogs or stories from the anonymous writer known only as "RiverBend." In these blogs she relates to her readers the plights that face Muslims in the war torn countries of the Middle East. Riverbend offers a unique perspective of a Muslim with personal first hand experience. She has witnessed much and she wishes in her blogs for others to become aware of the happenings in her country. This is an exception piece of literature to cover in a blogging class, because these blogs represent the power and potential of blogging. As a women in Iraq she limited freedom of speech, so what better platform to put forth her opinions? The book challenges readers to observe the world from a different perspective than they are use to and that is a good thing. Foreword by Ahdaf Soueif. introduction by James Ridgeway. Published by the Feminist Press at the City University of New York. Copyright 2005 by Riverbend.