It's true that we in Iraq are now paying a heavy price as a consequence of senseless violence, but nonetheless there are many positive things happening generally on the part of people in Arab countries who were living in darkness and absolute silence because of dictatorship. The people in Arab countries are now speaking out and asking many questions about human rights, minorities, religion, democracy, "the other," and so on.
Hassan BlasimI'm talking about the essence of humanity. Hope is mixed into the blood of every human being, everywhere and in every time.
Hassan BlasimKnowledge and imagination are the life buoy and the extra lung for breathing outside the walls of a tainted reality.
Hassan Blasim"Secret migration" across borders is a form of human degradation and evidence of the depravity of the human conscience.
Hassan Blasim