Post #3

Children of War is a collection of the stories of Iraqi children. I focused on one story credited to a teenage boy called "R.". He is a Kurdish refugee now living in Canada. His family lived in a small village with little money. He recalls conflicts between the Iraqi army and Kurdish Militias. Things got worse after his father was taken by Iraqi soldiers in the night and forced into the Iraqi army.R. didn't see his father again for six years. He recalls refugees passing through his village with stories of gas, violence, and death. his family eventually joined the refugees and left their home for Iran. Once in Iran they stayed in a refugee camp for four years. He describes it as being very crowded and everyone was cold and hungry. His family eventually came to Canada where his father joined them later. After the September 11 attacks R. was taunted by other Children at school, being called things like"terrorist".

Ellis, Deborah. Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees. New York: Groundwood Books, 2009. Print.