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001 2013474576
003 DLC
005 20150718080404.0
008 131224s2013 orua b 000 0 eng d
010 $a 2013474576
020 $a1620328526
020 $a9781620328521
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn859046121
040 $aYDXCP$cYDXCP$dBTCTA$dPSP$dEXN$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aDS79.76$b.G574 2013
100 1 $aGish, Peggy.
245 10 $aWalking through fire :$bIraqis' struggle for justice and reconciliation /$cPeggy Faw Gish ; with a foreword by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
264 1 $aEugene, Oregon :$bCascade Books,$c2013.
300 $axv, 238 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 237-238).
520 $aThrough Iraqis' eyes--through their stories--this book ''tells the truth'' about what war and the U.S. government's antiterrorism policies have really meant for them. Iraqis recount the abuses they experienced in the U.S. and new Iraqi detention systems, the excessive violence, and collective punishment of the U.S.-led occupying forces, as well as tensions between Kurds and Arab Iraqis--tensions rooted in Saddam Hussein's genocide against the Kurds. Stories coming out of Iraq between 2004 and 2011 also describe the efforts of courageous and creative Iraqis speaking out against injustices and building movements of nonviolence and reconciliation. We also get a glimpse of how the author, a peace-worker, immersed in the violence and chaos of war, dealt with the pain and suffering of those around her, as well as her own personal losses and kidnapping ordeal. Her experiences strengthen her belief that the power of nonviolent suffering love (the way of Jesus) is stronger than the power of violence and force, and can break down barriers and be transformative in threatening situations. She counters the myths of the superiority of violent force to root out evil in places such as Iraq and challenges us to do all we can to prevent the tragedy of any future war.$cPublisher's description.
504 $aIncludes bibliography.
600 10 $aGish, Peggy.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$xInfluence.
650 0 $aPeace$xReligious aspects$xChristianity.
650 0 $aNonviolence$xReligious aspects$xChristianity.