Ahmed Saadawi
Set after the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, Frankenstein in Baghdad captures the ordinary yet not so ordinary life in rapidly-changing Baghdad. The novel illustrates the complexity of life for a citizen in Iraq, highlights the atrocities of war and sectarianism, and questions our sense of bias and morality. Frankenstein in Baghdad is a novel relevant for everyone irrespective of their nationality.
Zahraa Al-Dawood
Published by the AUS Writing Center
Updated: Jun 17, 2021
by Khushboo Sawlani
disturbed
unsettling
that flustered feeling
drops
and everything’s haywire
in those times
hold onto
your sweetest memories
in the deepest nooks of your heart
pull them out
let them heal you
out of discomfort
let your precious haven
be a source of
comfort
home
& security
that you go back to
every-time it is
when life
or the prospect of it
disappoints you
your safe haven
where you can rest for a while
till you feel better
be better