Saleem Hiner shares the story of his coming of age in the 1960s and 70s in a Kurdish village in Iraq, discussing his childhood home, his family's incarceration in a refugee camp in Iran, their lives under the rule of Saddam Hussein, his stint as a Kurdish rebel, and his decision to flee to freedom.
year: 2005
call number/section: 956.7
subjects: saleem, hiner, 1964-, kurds, iraq