Bedor Alobaidi

Lost in Paradise Artwork by the Iraqi-American artist Qais Al-Sindy Written by: Bedor Alobaidi The music that is emitted from the underground, sounds like the sacred hymns belonging to the Renaissance ages Embodied by love and lofty meanings, Meanings that are no longer exist among us in present time We've been fighting very hard to get some of these lost meanings and memories back but we kept failing to fulfill our endless desires in achieving real victories; & only fake victories remained… So, we better set ourselves free from what’s tearing us apart Instead of crying over the things that only can give us pain and pools of iced sorrow drifting from unforgettable bloody past.. Now, in the middle of the night I started to listen to bunch of unclear voices coming out from the nowhere, voices that push me to look for an invisible face... Your face, for example.

Based on a true incident very nicely put & told by a young Iraqi artist  Tbark Mansour  Written by Bedor Alobaidi  "The security guards in Baghdad, Iraq were Inspecting and searching for weapons and possibility for people hiding in our neighborhood especially if their names been mentioned for being involved in any sort of way in criminal and terrorist actions. One of the soldiers, asked my father, I am noticing that your house is full of artwork everywhere there must be someone talented or an artist here living in this house. Finally, I can say there's hope in our people", Tbark Mansour said. Who is Tbark Mansour?  Tbark Mansour-Young Iraqi artist  She is a dedicated young Iraqi woman. Lives in Baghdad, Iraq attending the Academy of Fine Arts, painting section in Baghdad. College still in progress. The reason why I have decided to bring up her status update and instead of sharing it, I insisted to translate it from Arabic to English, so that my