Yad Kareem

To whom it may concern: Keep in mind that the anuthor earned her MFA in creative writing from University of Washington, and ran a corporate writing firm for 20 years. So to say that this book is based on facts, and not fabricated opinion, would be an insult to the authors actual history of work. The book was extremely well articulated in ignorantly pointing out “flaws” of Kurdish culture and society. Laughably, the author from start to finish misrepresents her general perspective of Kurds by generating her opinions from exposure of a small population of Kurds. And everyone knows, as we’ve seen on TV, this is quiet similar to when National Geography captures the villages of African countries, all while pointing the cameras away from the developments that happen within the city. Not to mention her book titled “Kurdish Bike,” she was gifted a bicycle to help her travel amongst the people where she bravely enjoyed herself, to them come back to the states with a cowardly retrospective memory. Besides being invited by Kurds to eat, and speak of the welcoming aspect of Kurdish culture, she chose to highlight the visuals such as “hygiene, daily habits, and the lack of education” with the specific population that welcomed her with open arms into their homes. The places she speaks of, the situations she’s experienced in her narrative , apparently were carefully handpicked chosen to manipulate the reader into thinking that Kurds cannot be accustomed to the modern changes of the world. Any one who wants to read this book, should understand to view this book through the author’s goggles, which are obviously set on the “ignorant”. I definitely recommend this book for anyone who like to read books from authors that express themselves freely. This is a good book for authors, but I would have titled it, “I didn’t deserve to be here, and here is a few pages why, Volume 1” if you catch my drift. read between the lines, . This author came into the culture with a commitment to de flowering the everlasting nature of our kindness.