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Article: Laughter in Baghdad; AGENDA Normal life exists in the Middle East, despite the horror of conflict, explains Emily Churchill.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- January 21, 2009
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Byline: Emily Churchill
Tuesday evening English class with the four young Iraqis I teach once a week here in Damascus, and we're discussing 'The biggest city you've ever visited'. What did you like about it? What didn't you like?
It turns out the biggest city any of the four have been to is their home town, Baghdad. And what... didn't you like about it? I ask Walid, a well-dressed, goatied med student who I like a lot because he's a keen learner and laughs at all my stupid jokes.
Walid hesitates just long enough for me to panic. This is it, I ...