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Chapter Two: The Absent Meanings in Chaotic Iraqi Women's life in Absent:

War marks everyday Iraqi life for the past thirty years. Internal wars and then wars with the neighboring countries, especially Iran after its 1979 Islamic revolution, have marked the rhythm of existence in the world’s oldest civilization. The interference of the hegemonic United States, that controls hegemonic ideology and discourse of power, on Saddam Hussein’s behalf in the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–88 empowered the new president until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 that turned the former supporters into enemies. In March 2003 the United States and its allies invaded and occupied Iraq. These events that the Iraqis' witnessed are an excellent application of psychological …show more content…
I didn't want to worry you. They're saying that Baghdad is wearing eyeliner today. Eyeliner provided by the Allied Forces". This ironical statement is met by his wife's panic, "What eyeliner is this? We're all going to die!" (Khedairi 13). Absent shows people struggling to survive during the traumatic sanctions of the Gulf War. Jennifer Cranfill clarifies, "[i]t is a unique perspective, made all the more chilling by the current state of affairs in Iraq" (7). Khedairi has also said of her …show more content…
The main character of the story is Amal Abul Heijah, who is from Ein Hod. Amal and her rural family are forced to flee during the war in 1948 and The Scar of David traces her life in Jenin refugee camp, Jerusalem, Jordan, and the United States. Brian Wood writes in Journal of Palestine Studies "Amal is a symbol of hope and the will of survival, creativity, and love, even if doubt, depression, and poverty cloud her dreams and opportunities
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