1980s The Brave Soldier (الجندي الشجاع) - Iraq
Baghdad | Arabic | picture book, 1980s
A picture book in the Buds series of the Children’s Culture House in Baghdad that introduces children to the branches of the Iraqi armed forces. Riyad al-Salem wrote it and Amer Rashad drew the tanks and warships.
The illustrated branches of service include infantry, artillery, armor, air force, navy, engineering and medical services. Soldiers, tanks, warships and helicopters carry Iraqi flags.
Title: الجندي الشجاع (The Brave Soldier)
Publisher: دار ثقافة الأطفال – مكتبة الطفل – سلسلة البراعم (Children’s Culture House – Children’s Library – Buds Series)
Country: Iraq
Illustrator: عامر رشاد (Amer Rashad)
Language: Arabic
Format: Paperback
Published: 1980s
Historical context
During the Iran–Iraq War the Children’s Culture House in Baghdad, formed in 1969, published war stories for young readers. In 2005 its publications editor Riyadh Salem said: “We printed stories from the Iran war to mobilise the child for war.”
Sources: Institute for War and Peace Reporting, interview with Riyadh Salem (2005).
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