A boy stands on a pier overlooking the Shatt al-Arab in Basra, southern Iraq. (Credit: Lucile Wassermann/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Amani EL Hasan is an Iraqi feminist researcher and journalist. Her work focuses on studying and analyzing women’s issues through the lens of political sociology, with particular attention to the experiences of women in southern Iraq.On my right shoulder, I carry a legacy of constant alertness — that heavy bundle of anxiety that I did not choose, but that was passed on to me, both genetically and emotionally, from generations of women who never really knew what restfulness was.On my left shoulder, I carry my son, moving with him from one Iraqi province to another, doing my utmost to shield him from the tremor in my steps and the fear that settles in my joints each time the world around us begins to shake.Living in an unstable environment is not a temporary condition; it is a continuous test of the soul’s resilience — its ability to erode...
Amani EL Hasan is an Iraqi feminist researcher and journalist. Her work focuses on studying and analyzing women’s issues through the lens of political sociology, with particular attention to the experiences of women in southern Iraq.On my right shoulder, I carry a legacy of constant alertness — that heavy bundle of anxiety that I did not choose, but that was passed on to me, both genetically and emotionally, from generations of women who never really knew what restfulness was.On my left shoulder, I carry my son, moving with him from one Iraqi province to another, doing my utmost to shield him from the tremor in my steps and the fear that settles in my joints each time the world around us begins to shake.Living in an unstable environment is not a temporary condition; it is a continuous test of the soul’s resilience — its ability...
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