Ebrahim, Yussra MT

Overview "This thesis is a political memoir about war, identity, and finding home. The story takes readers through the Iraq War from the eyes of an Iraqi girl living in the United States. I visit five Middle Eastern countries, the five sections of my memoir, over the course of my childhood to stay connected to my roots and my family after having lost loved ones, our homeland, and our sense of self to unimaginable violence. The narrative unfolds with our history and the political and personal...