Matthew Simmons asks Haneen Alshujairy

Matthew Simmons:
What was happening in Iraq on the day youwere born?
Haneen Alshujairy:
Interesting question!I asked my father if anything cool happened on the day I was born, and he couldnot remember! he just said: "khosh sana chanat" Iraqi for "it was a good year".
But I'm not gonna yourquestion unanswered so I'm relying on Google now and I just found something foryou, it was.. wait for it...  Qussay Saddam Hussein birthday! hah.
So on the day I wasborn Saddam's family was celebrating.


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