Daughter Zion identifies with Syrian and Iraqi women : a reading in the Book of Lamentations

Abstract

Niveen Sarras, a biblical scholar with roots in the Christian communities in the Middle East, reflects on the book of Lamentations, and how the ancient situation of this book is a model for understanding the present situation of women in Syria and Iraq. She argues that the process of lamentation, both in the Bible and in the present, is a step toward these communities dealing with their pain and hardships.