The terrorist mindset in Yasmina Khadra’s the sirens of Baghdad
Author
Source
Ichkalat in Language and Literature Review Ishkelet : Revue des Études Linguistiques et Litéraires
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 2 (31 May. 2019), pp.497-513, 17 p.
Publisher
University Center of Tamanghasset Institute of arts and languages
Publication Date
2019-05-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper offers a close and critical reading of Yasmina Khadra’s novel The Sirens of Baghdad (2008).
The selected novel evokes important questions on the nature of terrorism in Iraq after the American invasion in 2003.
It gives a truthful description of the rise of fundamentalism and how young Muslims are transformed into religious fanatics.
Literature on terrorism offers insights into the nature of terrorism and with the gradual escalation of violence in recent years, it has attempted to provide an answer to the question that mystifies the whole world: what leads young men, some of whom highly educated, others well-off, to voluntarily throw themselves to what the West sees ironically as mere death and suicide.
Therefore, this paper examines ways in which Khadra’s novel can help broaden understandings of terrorism in Iraq.
In other words, we intend to use The Sirens of Baghdad as a focal point and guide to explore the motives and ideas behind the sociopolitical and psychic act of terrorism.
We attempt to offer a qualitatively different understanding of the more fundamental aspects of suicide bombing, including its nature, impact, and the policy responses it triggers.
Furthermore, the aim of this paper is to investigate the writer’s attempt to bridge the line between the East and West and engage in the dialogue concerning terrorwreaking in Iraq.
While certainly not excusing the terrorists’ violent acts, the writer has tried to correct some popular ideas about terrorists most of which have been fuelled by falsehoods and misinformation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Sanusi, Muhammad Yusri. 2019. The terrorist mindset in Yasmina Khadra’s the sirens of Baghdad. Ichkalat in Language and Literature Review Ishkelet : Revue des Études Linguistiques et Litéraires،Vol. 8, no. 2, pp.497-513.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-892179
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Sanusi, Muhammad Yusri. The terrorist mindset in Yasmina Khadra’s the sirens of Baghdad. Ichkalat in Language and Literature Review Ishkelet : Revue des Études Linguistiques et Litéraires Vol. 8, no. 2 (May. 2019), pp.497-513.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-892179
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Sanusi, Muhammad Yusri. The terrorist mindset in Yasmina Khadra’s the sirens of Baghdad. Ichkalat in Language and Literature Review Ishkelet : Revue des Études Linguistiques et Litéraires. 2019. Vol. 8, no. 2, pp.497-513.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-892179
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 511-513
Record ID
BIM-892179