This book is about Iraq. It is about memories, truth, love, family, gardens, and culture. It is also about injustice, corruption, Abu Ghraib, the Gulf wars and even the Cold war. No one can understand what happened in Iraq during the US led wars and what is happening today without knowing the dreaded realities of the rise of the Ba'ath regime with assistance of foreign powers; and how that ill fated event began the destruction of Iraq. But most of all, this is the story of a great man, a jewel from Iraq, the story of sincere and kind people, like Makki Kubba, who were abused at the hands of tyrannical rulers. Even fifty years later, Makki Kubba symbolizes the still untold story of Iraq.
About the Author
Juman Kubba is an Iraqi American scientist and author. She has been in the United States for more than 40 years. She has a PhD from the University of California -Los Angeles. She began her career as a researcher and later scientist and professor. She has worked in the United States and the Middle East and recently worked in Iraq on Education reform.