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jaxx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 04:16 PM
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I've been thinking a lot lately of the Iraqi woman who blogged.
River or Riverbend. I wonder what became of her and her family after they exiled to Syria. I hope someday they will get to go home.

This was her blog http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 04:17 PM
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1. I wonder why she stopped blogging?
Could it be the Syrian authorities stopped her?
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jaxx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 04:24 PM
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4. I have no idea why she stopped.
But I read her blog all the time and waited to see what was happening. She was a wonderful source for what the Iraqis were going through in that god awful war. She was brave to get it out there.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 05:30 PM
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5. She left the country.
Her blog was turned into a book.

http://www.amazon.com/Baghdad-Burning-Girl-Blog-Iraq/dp/1558614893/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275172163&sr=1-1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverbend_(blogger)
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jaxx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 05:25 AM
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7. Thank you so much!
I will order the book and I'm so glad you knew about it.
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Hawkeye-X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 04:18 PM
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2. k&r n/t
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oldtime dfl_er Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 04:19 PM
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3. I hope your thoughts reach her
And I hope she is safe. She was/is an amazing writer as well as a brave woman.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-29-10 05:31 PM
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6. She moved to Syria.

Her blog was turned into a book.

http://www.amazon.com/Baghdad-Burning-Girl-Blog-Iraq/dp...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverbend_ (blogger)
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