Reading 'Frankenstein in Baghdad'
While many Iraqis have grown accustomed to daily violence and attacks, some writers are trying to tackle these topics in literary works.
Iraq is still witnessing the highest rates of political violence across the world, and the death toll since 2003 is estimated at more than half a million, according to an academic research team.
There have been approximately 2,500 civilian casualties since the beginning of this year, a conservative figure that mainly depends on incidents documented in the media.
While much has been written about the political motives behind the ongoing violence and the reasons behind the spread of armed groups and terrorism in Iraq, the majority of Iraqis still find it difficult to interpret all this violence through conventional methods.
For most Iraqis, especially those who live in unsafe areas such as the capital, Baghdad, it is still difficult to understand how some young people could turn into suicide bombers who kill themselves amid innocent civilians and expect to be rewarded by God for such acts. They do not understand who has a political interest in having this kind of murder continue.
