Dissident or Apologist?

January 16, 2003 | This article appeared in the February 3, 2003 edition of The Nation.

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The Iraqi-American writer and Brandeis professor Kanan Makiya is
nowadays considered by many in the United States to be the Iraqi
dissident par excellence.

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Sinan Antoon

Sinan Antoon is the author of a collection of poems, The Baghdad Blues, and a novel, I`jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody. His co-...

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