IRAQI GIRLS: HOME & AWAY - PART 3
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DALIA DAWOOD, 18
Vice: So your family is from Basra but you all live in London now. Are you planning on visiting Iraq soon?
Dalia: I would love to visit but at the moment it’s a bit dangerous.
What do you think is going to happen?
Well, I don’t see it calming down. My uncle is there in Basra but it’s difficult to get through to him. Their house phone isn’t working and we have to call the neighbors. There’s a lot of shootings on the road they live on so they find it difficult to leave the house.
When was the last time you spoke to them?
About six or seven months ago. He said conditions were bad. This was around the time when my other uncle Ashraf was shot through the head at his front door because he owned a few buildings and he was letting American soldiers stay in them. Some people saw that as being a traitor.
Do you remember your uncle? |
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Yes. He used to own an ice cream van and would come over and give us ice creams. He was a really bubbly character. We couldn’t go to the funeral in Iraq so we held a service here in London.
Was it a Muslim service?
No. We are Roman Catholic. Before the Americans came to Iraq it wasn’t a problem to be Christian there. There were Catholic churches in Iraq.
How does it feel to watch the TV coverage of Iraq?
Al Jazeera is quite brutal. It shows really detailed stuff. It’s so disturbing for me I have to get up and walk away.
It’s sad to see my home country in the state it’s in. I have very few memories of Iraq now and what I see in the media is what I see in my mind. It makes me feel quite upset.
What do you do to cheer yourself up?
I’ll go out every now and then with some friends. I like R&B and soul. Justin Timberlake’s CD is great. I’m going to see him play in July hopefully! |
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