Violence as Counter- terrorism in Yasmina Khadra’s The Sirens of Baghdad

Author

Bellour, Layla

Source

al-Athar

Issue

Vol. 2017, Issue 28 (30 Jun. 2017), pp.51-62, 12 p.

Publisher

University Kasdi Merbah Ouargla Faculty of Arts and Languages

Publication Date

2017-06-30

Country of Publication

Algeria

No. of Pages

12

Main Subjects

Comparative Literature

Abstract EN

Yasmina Khadra’s novel, The Sirens of Baghdad, which is set in a post-colonial context, attempts to explain the heinous violence in Iraq after the American invasion.

The novel vindicates that Iraqis’ resistance, which often resort to violent suicide bombings, is an inevitable act of counterterrorism, because the US committed horrendous terroristic crimes against civilians.

Thus, Khadra’s novel debunks the Western myth that terrorism in the Arabo-Islamic world is the result of poverty and Islamic fundamentalism.

Of utmost importance, the paper evinces that violence is the result of the clash of civilization, which is one of the main motives of America’s occupation of Iraq.

Abstract FRE

Le roman de Yasmina Khadra, Les Sirènes de Bagdad, qui se déroule dans un contexte postcolonial, tente d'expliquer la violence odieux en Irak après l'invasion américaine.

Le roman justifie que la résistance des Irakiens, qui ont souvent recours à des attentats-suicides violents, est un acte inévitable de lutte contre le terrorisme, parce que les États-Unis ont commis des crimes terroristes horribles contre des civils.

Ainsi, le roman de Khadra démystifie le mythe occidental que le terrorisme dans le monde arabo-islamique est le résultat de la pauvreté et de l'intégrisme islamique.

De la plus haute importance, le document témoigne que la violence est le résultat du choc de la civilisation, qui est l'un des principaux motifs de l'occupation Américaine de l'Irak.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Bellour, Layla. 2017. Violence as Counter- terrorism in Yasmina Khadra’s The Sirens of Baghdad. al-Athar،Vol. 2017, no. 28, pp.51-62.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-766539

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Bellour, Layla. Violence as Counter- terrorism in Yasmina Khadra’s The Sirens of Baghdad. al-Athar No. 28 (Jun. 2017), pp.51-62.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-766539

American Medical Association (AMA)

Bellour, Layla. Violence as Counter- terrorism in Yasmina Khadra’s The Sirens of Baghdad. al-Athar. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 28, pp.51-62.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-766539

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Text in English ; abstracts in English, French and Arabic.

Record ID

BIM-766539