marriage of 318–19
children of 325
in Beirut 341
Chalabi, Hussein 235, 276, 299, 325
Chalabi, Ibrahim 112, 137, 191
Chalabi, Ilham Agha Jaafar 226, 235, 267, 270, 299–300, 309–11, 313
Chalabi, Jamila Antoine 311
meets and works for Hassan 213–16
agrees to join Hassan in Paris 228
alerts Bibi of Hassan’s illness 238
visited by the Chalabi family in Paris 239
has a hysterectomy 247
protects Hassan from student attack 290
visits Beirut with Hassan 316–17
returns to Baghdad with Hassan 319
leaves Baghdad for Beirut 334
visits Ahmad and his family in Amman 345
marriage of 356
death of 386
Chalabi, Jamila al-Uzri 30
and choosing a wife for her son Hadi 35
meets and likes Hadi’s prospective wife 40–3
describes Bibi to her son 53
hosts post-wedding tea party 56–7
relationship with Bibi 60, 61–2
alarmed at increased political developments 91
gives birth to final child 108
moves into the Deer Palace 112
holds qabuls at Deer Palace 117–18, 146–7
and female emancipation 121
concerned at her son’s Western costume 127
and death of Abdul Rasul 138, 140–1
family gatherings at the Deer Palace 149
relationship with her husband 158
death of 181
Chalabi, Jawad
birth of 138
slapped for singing a song from a Tarzan film 155–6
overeats when upset 156–7
and the Eid festival 163–4
enjoys his visit to Baghdad playground 165
witnesses Hadi’s anger at Rushdi 173
and engagement of his sister Najla 237
family takes refuge with 263
escapes to Sheikh Jamil farm 266–7, 271
accompanies Rushdi back to Baghdad 273
keeps family business afloat 291–2, 324
attempted escape from Baghdad 308–11
returns to Baghdad 320
possible arrest of 322
leaves Baghdad 333
in Beirut 341
Chalabi, Khadja Malaika 30, 328
chooses a wife for her grandson Hadi 35–7, 40–3, 44
and wedding of grandson 55
relationship with Bibi 59
stays with her son Abdul Ghani 112
Chalabi, Leila Osseiran 336–7, 367
Chalabi, Mariam 337
Chalabi, Mohamed 271, 313, 325, 329
Chalabi, Muhammad Ali 31, 54, 112, 177, 197, 230, 317
Chalabi, Munira see Nawab, Munira Chalabi
Chalabi, Nadia
birth of 73, 235
nostalgia for the past 75–6
education of 276–7, 299
journey into exile 295
attempts to escape from school 302–3
obsessed with cats 325
fashion conscious in Beirut 326–7
and lewdness of Nabih al-Arab 329
and question concerning exile 388
Chalabi, Najla see Agha Jaafar, Najla Chalabi
Chalabi, Peri 325
Chalabi, Raifa see Allawi, Raifa Chalabi
Chalabi, Reem 325
Chalabi, Rushdi 73
birth of 85, 108
moves to the Deer Palace 112
as favourite of his grandfather 131
attends the dawakhana 132
arrest and release of his father 151–2
politicised education of 157
and Eid festival 163–5
impact of radio on 166
attends a wrestling match 171–2
enjoys Baghdad nightlife 173–5, 225–6
as pampered and spoilt 175
unhappy visit to London 175–8
attends American University in Beirut 178
joins the Ikhwan al-Hurriya 209–10
describes Jamila to Hassan 215
political career 217–18, 227
marriage of 226
temperament of 227
and oil revenues 235–6
reaction to Hadi’s refusal to buy Dolphin Square 248–9, 315
appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture 249–50
and the Communists 253–4
and army discontent 258–9
arrest and imprisonment 271–2, 275–6, 278, 290–1, 298
daugher Nadia sent to London 295
released from prison 299–300
attempted escape from Baghdad 308–11
travel ban lifted 312, 313
exile in London 313–14, 343
moves to Beirut 319
manages family’s overseas assets 324
listens to BBC World Service 329
decides to found a bank in Jordan 344
and acquisition of a passport 356
and death of Bibi 363–4
Chalabi, Saleh 108, 112, 132, 134, 135, 238
attends a wrestling match 171–2
Chalabi, Salem 326
Chalabi, Salim 203, 222, 246–7
Chalabi, Sarah 325
Chalabi, Shamsa 64, 112, 138, 146, 149, 150, 182, 270
Chalabi, Shaouna 35, 36–7, 41–3, 62, 244
Chalabi, Talal 149
and Eid festival 163, 165
plays cards with Raifa 194
enthralled by Rumia’s tales 220
enjoys trip to Paris 238
taken to house of family friend 267
escapes to Sheikh Jamil farm 270–2
attempted escape from Baghdad 309–11
marriage of 318–19
children of 325
decides to found a bank in Jordan 344
and acquisition of a passport 356
Chalabi, Tamara
first visit to Baghdad xxvi–xxvii
search for family connections xxvii–xxxix, xxxii–xxxiii, 3–4, 69–70, 73–6, 189–90, 386–8
finds Gertrude Bell’s grave 185–6
watches re-enactment of Battle of Karbala 279–80
and rebuilding of Iraq 283–4
entertained by stories by Bibi 353–4
dreams of Bibi 369
opposition to Saddam Hussein 370–82
votes in first Iraq elections 383
and burial of Bibi in Najaf 385–6
and Iraq constitution 386
Chalabi, Thamina see al-Bassam, Thamina Chalabi
Churchill, Winston 95, 96
Clemenceau, Georges 90
Colvin, Marie 378
Cornwallis, Kinahan 98
Costain (Richard) Ltd 248
Cox, Sir Percy 102, 106, 107
Dabbakhana 83
Daccache, Laure 167
Daftari family 91
Daghistani, Ghazi 278
Damascus 94, 176, 192, 218, 359
Dardanelles 67
Dayyah Saadah 112, 197
Deer Palace xxvii, 203, 314, 387
naming of 17, 18, 19, 20
requisitioned by Turkish military 26–7, 33
Abdul Hussein’s move to 112–13
gardens of 114–15, 131
visitors to 115–16, 131, 132, 136, 146
qabuls at 117–18, 137
daily life in 130–3
monthly family gatherings at 149–51
childhood lives in 161–7
radio introduced into 166–7
move from 179–80
parties at 353–4
Deutsche Bank 235
Dhour el-Choueir 220
Diala province 119
Diwaniya 142
Diyarbakir 371
Dokkan 377
Downing College, Cambridge 122–3, 127–8
Doxiadis, Constantinos 250, 279
Eden, Antho
ny 257
Eid festival 163–6
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 257
Ellerton, John 304
Eskandar, Afifa 174, 387
Fahima (nanny to Thamina’s children) 261, 266, 277
Fahima (wife of Ni’mati) 112, 148
Faili, Hadji Abbas 329–31
Falle, Sam 274
Falluja 196, 308, 309
Farhud (Great Loot) 207–8
Farouk, King 216–17, 253
Fath Ali Shah 36
Fatima 14
Fatima (bread-maker) 131
Fatimid dynasty 105
Fattah family 91
Faisal I, King 87, 142, 198
attends Versailles Peace Conference 89–90
involvement in the Arab revolt 89
in Damascus 94, 95
as putative King of Iraq 95–9
meets Abdul Hussein 98–9
arrival in Baghdad and Kazimiya 102–3
lunches with the Chalabi family 103–5
coronation speech 106–7
administration of 109–10, 113–14
relationship with Gertrude Bell 116
misses Gertrude Bell’s funeral 129
death of 147
Faisal II, King 191, 211, 247, 253, 267, 268, 269, 276, 277
Fermor, Patrick Leigh 217
Fidayin Saddam 378
First World War
recruitment and conscription 23–4, 33
debates concerning 24–6
and call for jihad 26
effects of 28–33
casualities of 33–4
and the fall of Baghdad 63–7
Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) 377–8
Gailani, Rashid ’Ali 152, 156, 159, 202–5, 206, 220
Gemayel, Bashir 342
Geneva 238
George, Zakiya 167
Germans, Germany 10
Ghadir, festival of the 106
Ghaffuri (driver) 205
Ghazi, Crown Prince 137, 147–8, 191
Gilgamesh epic xxix, 251
Goebbels, Joseph 183, 184
Golden Square (nationalist group) 202, 204, 208
Goltz, Colmar Freiherr von der 31–2
Grobba, Herr 182
Gropius, Walter 250
Groppi coffee house (Cairo) 217
Gulbenkian, Calouste ‘Mr 5 Per Cent’ 235–6
Gulf War (1990–1) 365, 370–1
Habbaniya 204, 206
Habib, Master Yusuf 168–9
Hadi City (Madinat al-Hadi) 248
Hadi, Hadji (cook) 132–3, 169, 170–2
Hadid, Muhammad 159, 274
Haidar, Rustum 106, 121, 136, 142, 198–200
Haifa 218
Hajji Umran 375–6
Halabja 361–2
Hammudi the Arabanchi (‘tram-man’) 170–2
Harir 378
Hasouni family 321
Hejaz 115
Hellenic Stores (Greek Street, London) 294
Hidat (maid) 326
Hilla 144, 380
Hitler, Adolf 182, 183, 203, 204, 205, 213
Hiyam, Princess 268
HMS Northbrook 98
Hunt Club (Baghdad) 380–1
Huntington House school (Surrey) 302–3
Hussein, King 267, 313, 322–3, 348, 366, 367, 368
Hussein, Saddam xxxii, 279, 283, 319–20, 333, 334, 335, 345–8, 351–2, 355, 361–2, 364–5, 366–7, 370–1, 373, 374, 375–81, 382
Hussein, Taha 217
Husseini, Mufti Amin 203
Hyderabad 17
Ibrahim (estate manager) 7–8
and locust story 8–10
Ibrahim, Naji 294
Ikhwan al-Hurriya (Brotherhood of Freedom) 209–10
Imam Ali (1st Imam) 93, 99, 106, 141, 182, 361, 386
Imam Hussein (3rd Imam) xxviii, 78, 99, 105, 278
Imam Musa al-Kazim (7th Imam) 14, 60–1, 81, 155
Independence Guard (Haras al Istiqlal) 91–4
Inverforth, Lord 248, 249, 357
Iran, Shah of 322, 335, 344
Iran-Iraq War (1980–8) 345–8, 364
Iranian revolution (1979) 344
Iraq
history of xxxiii–xxxi
post-Saddam view of xxxii–xxxiii
formation of 89–94
ambivalence during Second World War 182–4
cultural history 190
mounting tensions in 202–10
British de facto occupation of 203–4, 208–9, 210
Communist ideology in 221–2
anti-British sentiment in 229–32
anti-Jewish feelings in 232–3
political instability in 232–3
executions in 234
oil revenue 235–6
development of 250–4
culture in 251–3
and the Suez crisis 257–8
military coups in 260–9, 276–8, 291–2, 300, 309–10, 312–13, 322–3
martial law declared 278
military courts 278, 307, 308, 312–13
and the ‘expired epoch’ 283–4, 307
Ba’ath coup in 333–4, 335
under Saddam’s regime 345–8, 349, 361–2, 364–5
and Iraqi exiles 354–6
financial state of 366
Iraq Liberation Act (ILA) 374
Iraqi Airways 355
Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) 203, 221–2, 234, 246–7, 253–4, 289, 290, 307, 309–10, 351
Iraqi Development Board 236–7, 250, 253–4
Iraqi Embassies 355
Iraqi Military coup 260–9
Iraqi National Congress (INC) 371, 373, 374, 376, 377
Iraqi National Museum 127, 183–4, 389
Iraqi Petroleum Company 235
Iraqi Red Crescent 227
Iraqi stock exchange 160, 163
Iraqi Student Union 355
Israel 338
Israel Radio 329
Istanbul 10, 181, 293, 371
Istrabadi, Bibi (see also Amir, Umm Abdul) 52, 124, 269–70
Istrabadi family 321
Istrabadi, Sadiq 154, 267, 269
Jaafar, Dhia 271
Jaafar, Omar 270
Jabr, Muhammad 231
Jabr, Saleh 229–30, 231–2, 255
Jamali, Fadhil 255, 266–7, 271, 272, 273, 290
Jawad, Hadji 83–4
Jawad, Muhammad 14
Jawahiri family 321
Jeddah 98
Jews xxxi, 205–8, 222, 232–3
Jurf al-Sakhir 119
Kabariti, Karim 368
kallachiya (Baghdad) 223–5
Kalthoum, Umm 146, 166, 167
Kanaan family 321
Karaj 279
Karbala 99, 102, 199, 231, 278, 321, 360, 380, 385
Karbala, Battle of xxvii, 279–80
Karim (driver) 133, 140, 151–2, 158, 205
Kasbani, Amin 106
Kawar, Samir 368
Kayseri (ancient Caesaria) 29, 104
Kazim (friend of Hassan’s) 228, 238
Kazimi, Abdul Raouf 82–3
Kazimi family 321
Kazimiya xxxi, 3–4, 8–22, 26, 28, 58, 63–4, 66, 79, 91, 145–6, 148, 161, 197, 222, 227, 250, 266, 267, 287, 306, 321, 351, 385
Kazimiya, Mayor of 88, 269
Kazimiya shrine 12–16, 60, 92, 103, 110–11, 116, 154–5, 182, 280, 287, 385
Kazimiya Tramway 61
Kelidar (shrine overseer) 14–16, 61, 92
Khalil family 319
Khalil Hamadani (Baghdad shoe shop) 163
Khalil (Palestinian doorman) 318, 326, 341–2
Khalil Pasha 63, 64
Khalisi, Sheikh Mahdi 110–11, 116, 287
Khomeini, Ayatollah 344, 345
King Fouad University (Cairo) 215, 216, 253
Kirkuk 235–6
Kramer, Herr 171
Kubba family 91
Kufa 93, 333
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) 371, 376
Kurds xxx
i, 78, 92, 105, 121, 156, 253, 255, 319, 335, 347, 348, 361–2, 370, 373, 376, 382
Kut 32, 63, 67, 119, 144, 234
Kuwait 98, 370
Kuwaiti, Daoud 169
Kuwaiti, Saleh 169
Lake Dokkan 376
Laleh (maid) 101
Latifiyyah Estate 248, 248–9, 250, 287, 320
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