Sarah’s Reviews > Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World > Status Update

Long review to come soon

Having gone past the first quarter of this book, I’m glad to have read some better essays, some of which have become favourites. I’m still extremely angry about that essay by arraf though, I’ve been feeling depressed and furious since. It’s made me apprehensive about reading the rest of these pieces.

This book reeks of US imperialism and western bias I’m so disgusted. I’ve just finished reading Jane Arraf’s essay ‘Maps of Iraq’ and she can go to hell. I despise this essay and I’m so angry I’m on the verge of tears. Fuck you jane, US apologist. Fuck. You. So far pretty much all the reporters work / worked for US publications + they’re so biased even though they claim to be neutral. This book sucks.