Part I New York
1(52)
Introduction The Siege 3(8)
Chapter 1 The Quiet Assassin
11(15)
Chapter 2 Afghanistanism
26(7)
Chapter 3 Bride of the World
33(13)
Chapter 4 Mjadara
46(7)
Part II Honeymoon in Baghdad
53(114)
Chapter 5 The Benefits of Civilization
55(7)
Chapter 6 "Iraq Has No Cuisine"
62(7)
Chapter 7 Becoming Human
69(5)
Chapter 8 The Movement of Democratic Lovers
74(10)
Chapter 9 The Sumer Land
84(6)
Chapter 10 The Flavor of Freedom
90(10)
Chapter 11 Iftar Alone
100(5)
Chapter 12 Chicken Soup for the Iraqi Soul
105(17)
Chapter 13 The Devil's Hijab
122(10)
Chapter 14 The Free One
132(18)
Chapter 15 Even a Strong Person Can Ask for Peace
150(17)
Part III Beirut
167(72)
Chapter 16 Republic of Foul
169(15)
Chapter 17 The Green Revolution
184(10)
Chapter 18 Death in Beirut
194(15)
Chapter 19 The War of the Kitchen
209(20)
Chapter 20 The Operation
229(10)
Part IV Eat, Pray, War
239(38)
Chapter 21 Fear and Shopping
241(12)
Chapter 22 Mighli
253(7)
Chapter 23 Cooking with Umm Hassane
260(10)
Chapter 24 Supper of Stones
270(7)
Part V God, Nasrallah, and the Suburbs
277(38)
Chapter 25 There Are No Shiites in This Neighborhood
279(15)
Chapter 26 My Previous Experience in Warfare
294(21)
Epilogue 315(7)
Acknowledgments 322(6)
Author's Note 328(1)
Recipes 329(30)
Glossary 359(6)
Select Bibliography 365(4)
Index 369(16)
Reading Group Guide and Author Q&A 385