Invasion Kuwait: An English Woman's Tale

by Jehan S. Rajab

In the form of a journal, this book tells the story of the author's experiences in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion. Jehan Rajab chronicles her fight to preserve normality in the face of persecution and to save the Tareq Rajab Museum, her workplace, from destruction.

Genres: Middle East

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 1994

Reviews

[Aaliyah Behbehani · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book left me with a shiver at the end.

[مؤيد حسن · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one rare book in its subject indeed. Many books has been written about the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the Gulf War of 1991 from a political or military perspective, but such a humanistic memoir of how life was within occupied Kuwait is something not many wrote about, especially in English.

Although Jehan Rajab describes herself on the cover of the book as 'An English Woman', she spoke with the tongue of practically every Kuwaiti who lived those months, describing the shock of the first days of the occupation, the struggling of the mid of it or the frustration of its last days.

If it happens that you lived during those days (like me) then this book will bring back memories you thought were forever forgotten. If you didn't, what are you waiting for, start reading it now!

[Stephanie C. Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great account of life in Kuwait during the invasion. Thanks to some ingenuity, loyalty to friends and family, wise decisions, and being very observant, Jehan S. Wellborne Rajab and her family survived the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and then she told the tale - eloquently. This is a fascinating book and an admirable tale.