Violence as counter-terrorism in Yasmina Khadra’s the sirens of Baghdad
Author
Source
Anbar University Journal of Language and Literature
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 22 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.181-207, 27 p.
Publisher
University of Anbar College of Arts
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
27
Main Subjects
Languages & 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 counter- terrorism, 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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bellour, Layla. 2016. Violence as counter-terrorism in Yasmina Khadra’s the sirens of Baghdad. Anbar University Journal of Language and Literature،Vol. 2016, no. 22, pp.181-207.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-798822
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bellour, Layla. Violence as counter-terrorism in Yasmina Khadra’s the sirens of Baghdad. Anbar University Journal of Language and Literature No. 22 (2016), pp.181-207.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-798822
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bellour, Layla. Violence as counter-terrorism in Yasmina Khadra’s the sirens of Baghdad. Anbar University Journal of Language and Literature. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 22, pp.181-207.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-798822
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-798822