Daily life in Iraq.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

I've been following a number of Iraqi blogs. Just checked them today. I thought some of you might be interested in how real, ordinary, Iraqis live their daily lives. Thanks to our brilliant president and his brilliant strategists, over 1000 Iraqis are being killed, murdered, assassinated every day.

http://citycalledhell.blogspot.com/

Monday, October 30, 2006
Fear and beyond

I feel like a different person, I am now an engulfed by fear & cowardness, I jump at the sound of a squeaking door, I feel like I’m half dead.

I have this feeling of being stalked; it’s like Spiderman when he gets those vibes when danger approaches. Such a terrible feeling, you feel your heart is going to burst out of your chest.

Furthermore this morning, on my way to work I nearly had a car accident, a Black GMC Suburban nearly hit my Car on the Highway, it then swirled towards the pavement and smashed in, I stopped to see what happened, it seems that the driver was shoot seconds earlier while he was driving or something similar, when they pulled him out of the car he was dead due to multiple gun shots.

This is too much…

http://astarfrommosul.blogspot.com/

Saturday, October 28, 2006
Eid and what's after




Eid started on the 23rd and lasted for 3 days. We had all my uncles' families at our house on the first day- about 50 people, and every family brought a dish of a meal different than the others (That's our family's custom on occasion like this so the host wouldn't be very tired). That was messy, but fun.

The rest of Eid we visited dad and mom's cousins and other relatives.. and we and my uncles' families met again on the last day at my aunt's house (Not at lunch this time).

I am waiting for the university to start, soon I guess. I will buy stationary and a good professional calculator and rulers and stuff.. I will finally be an engineer!

I saw a big sign at the door of a church today, saying: "We, the Christians of Ninevah, congratulate our Muslim brothers on Eid Al-Fitr, ensuring our unity and support towards a free, independant Iraq" which was a very nice gesture :D

It's raining these days.. and winter is knocking on the doors. We put rugs in all the rooms of the house today, maybe a bit early.. but we didn't want Aya to get sick because of walking without slippers around the house..

PS: That's Ayman in the photo.. :)