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Mahmoud’s colleague and fellow journalist Farid Shawwaf is less dedicated than Mahmoud to the al-Haqiqa magazine. However, Farid shares interesting thoughts concerning the violence in Iraq. He concludes that fear is the underlying factor driving the violence in the country: as people fear terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda, more armed groups appear, thus creating new cycles of violence. Farid’s lucid analysis of the situation suggests that no single actor is responsible for the political chaos in the country. Rather, what the country needs are thoughtful leaders committed to building peace and cooperation among the population, instead of greater divisions and hatred.
Farid Shawwaf Quotes in Frankenstein in Baghdad
The Frankenstein in Baghdad quotes below are all either spoken by Farid Shawwaf or refer to Farid Shawwaf. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 8
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Honestly, I think everyone was responsible in one way or another. I’d go further and say that all the security incidents and the tragedies we’re seeing stem from one thing—fear. The people on the bridge died because they were frightened of dying. Every day we’re dying from the same fear of dying. The groups that have given shelter and support to al-Qaeda have done so because they are frightened of another group, and this other group has created and mobilized militias to protect itself from al-Qaeda. It has created a death machine working in the other direction because it’s afraid of the Other. And we’re going to see more and more death because of fear. The government and the occupation forces have to eliminate fear. They must put a stop to it if they really want this cycle of killing to end.
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Farid Shawwaf Quotes in Frankenstein in Baghdad
The Frankenstein in Baghdad quotes below are all either spoken by Farid Shawwaf or refer to Farid Shawwaf. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 8
Quotes
Honestly, I think everyone was responsible in one way or another. I’d go further and say that all the security incidents and the tragedies we’re seeing stem from one thing—fear. The people on the bridge died because they were frightened of dying. Every day we’re dying from the same fear of dying. The groups that have given shelter and support to al-Qaeda have done so because they are frightened of another group, and this other group has created and mobilized militias to protect itself from al-Qaeda. It has created a death machine working in the other direction because it’s afraid of the Other. And we’re going to see more and more death because of fear. The government and the occupation forces have to eliminate fear. They must put a stop to it if they really want this cycle of killing to end.
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