Tag: Justin Marozzi

Three Worlds: Story Of The Lost World Of Arab Jews

Shlaim’s father was a businessman and his mother society hostess in a rich and cosmopolitan Baghdad before they emigrated and lived diminished in Israel

Former Oxford professor Avi Shlaim’s book Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew uncovers what he calls ‘undeniable proof' of Zionist involvement in the attacks that forced Iraqi Jews to emigrate to Israel after over 2,500 years of presence in Babylon

Baghdad Green Zone: Surreal Dystopia Unwelcoming Of Its Own

Baghdad Green Zone, the heart of dictator Saddam Hussein’s regime which was sealed off for Americans when they made it their base after the US invasion of Iraq, continued to be a symbol of tyranny symbolizing the disconnect between Iraq’s new rulers and ordinary citizens