From Pakistan to Baghdad Al-Rasheed Street

<p>The novel From Pakistan to Al-Rasheed Street tells in a deeply emotional style the journey of an Arab girl named Darin in her search for identity and belonging moving between America Pakistan and Iraq. She experiences profound human emotions-from emotional estrangement to discovering the warmth of home in Baghdad where her life intersects with that of Dr. Ammar and an old love story that once united her aunt and uncle. Through her visits to Al-Rasheed Street and her encounters in Pakistan Darin reflects on the meaning of love identity and homeland ultimately realizing that some places resemble us and that homelands are not just geography but a heartbeat that lives within the heart.</p><p> </p>