My letter to the NYTimes RE In Baghdad Ruins, Remains of a Cultural Bridge

The home of the renowned Arab novelist, poet, painter and translator Jabra Ibrahim Jabra was destroyed in an April 4 car bomb attack that also killed 17 people in Baghdad.

RE: In Baghdad Ruins, Remains of a Cultural Bridge http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/22/world/middleeast/22house.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Dear Editor,

Thank you for publishing the story of Palestinian refugee Jabra Ibrahim Jabra and the horrible destruction of his house in Iraq by terrorists ... mainly thank you for ending on such a civilized note: “The memories remain our cornerstone,” he [Majed al-Samarrai, a critic and friend] said finally. “I might sound too romantic when I talk like this,” he added, smiling, “but it’s true. A half-century of culture may have been lost in that house, but he still lives with us, and his spirit is still with us.”

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab

The Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

Growing Gardens for Palestine