The Annotated Bibliography

Works Cited

Harper, Andrew. "iraqi's Refugees: Ignored and Unwanted." International review of the Red Cross 90.869 (2008): 169-190. International Review of the Red Cross. Web. 5 May 2013. 

"Iraqi's Refugees: Ignored and Displaced" begins with a general overview of demographics of the Iraqi refugee population, including estimates of the total population and the different ethnic groups that attribute to this population. The article continues to assess the impact of the mass exile of Iraqi refugees on neighboring nations while evaluating the future sustainability of the Iraqi refugee crisis in the Middle East. This source will be particularly useful because it provides concrete data and places a special emphasis on the context of the crisis in the Middle East.

Israeli, Raphael. "Iraq Under Sadaam, Shi'ites in the South." The Iraq War: The Regional Impact on Shi'ites, Kurds, Sunnis and Arabs. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press, 2004. 1-12, 42-76. Print. 

The book The Iraq War: The Regional Impact on Shi’ites, Kurds, Sunnis and Arabs by Raphael Israeli accounts the origin of the religious division between Shi’ites and Sunnis in Iraq. It also details the attack on the Shi’ite dominated South during Sadaam Hussein’s regime and the US invasion in 2003. The source is useful because it is written in extreme details and accurately combines both past and present factors that have contributed to Iraq’s refugee crisis.

Nakhash, Yitzhak. "The Shi'ites and the Future of Iraq." foreign affairs 82.4 (2003): 17. EBSCO. Web. 5 May 2013. 

"The Shi'ites and the Future of Iraq" provides the historical context, specifically noting about the role of Sadaam Hussein, of the religious political division between Shi'ite and Sunni groups in Iraq. This article is particularly useful because it address the domestic political situation in Iraq and relates key historical events to the current refugee crisis.

Sassoon, Joseph. "Internal Displacement, Iraqi refugees in the rest of the world, The role of humanitarian organizations ." The Iraqi Refugees. London: I.D. Tauris & Co Ltd, 2009. 9-27, 87-114, 115-140. Print. 

The Iraqi Refugee provides immense context about the evolution of the Iraq from a nation filled with vast populations of internally displaced people to the nation of origin for millions of international refugees. It also provides a case study for the neighboring nations that witnessed massive influxes of Iraqi refugees following the invasion in 2003, including reports on Jordan and Syria. This source is especially relevant because it introduces the failed role of the United States and the UNHCR during the refugee crisis, linking both failures to intimate political reasons.

"Welcoming Iraqi Refugees." International Herald Tribune [Paris] 21 Sept. 2007: n/a. ProQuest. Web. 5 May 2013.

The article “Welcoming Iraqi Refugees” gives real world context to the politics that affect Washington’s hesitancy to resettle Iraqi refugees. The implementation of a source from a public newspaper will give insight into the emotional effects of the upper level decisions made by the US and the UNHCR.