In this episode Dr. Diane Hassan and I will discuss Chapter 8 of the book. We will discuss the time when she got sick, and went to a neighbors apartment, and the response she got. The test ran when she went to the Dr. Another neighbor throwing out a necklace that meant a lot to Diane. When Dr. Diane Hassan finally got accepted to medical school. Finding out two sets of good news on the same day. How her parents reacted to the good news.

In this episode Dr. Diane Hassan talks about going to the north of Iraq for the first time. How she got sick on the drive up there. The backlash she received from other women for wearing slacks instead of a dress. How the house she stayed in was called the White House. How sleeping on the rooftop was common in Iraq, Lastly, getting the opportunity to shop and tour the Northern part of the country.

In this episode Diane and I discuss her making the transition to the Iraqi culture. She talks about being lonely in the apartment when Hashim wasn't there. How she began to make friends with her neighbors and shopkeepers. How she felt when her friend Joe had passed. Lastly how common it was for Kurdish people to live in Baghdad.

In this episode, Diane and I talk about her making the adjustment to living in a new country. Dr. Hassan talks about some of the cultural differences she encountered and finally having the opportunity to live in her own home.

In this episode we will discuss, how Diane got to NY from Alabama, and If it was her first time in NY. How she almost missed the plane to Iraq, when she arrived in Europe. What she was feeling when she finally landed in Baghdad, and reunited with Hashim, and ultimately meeting his family. Lastly, how was it like adjusting to the drivers in Iraq where there wasn't any speed limits.

In this episode we talk about Diane's wedding day? How she spent her honeymoon with friends and family. The difficult period of time she spent separated from her husband, when he went to Iraq. The experience she had with the lady in the hospital who was terminal. what she was feeling when she found out she was going to Iraq. Lastly saying goodbye to your father and how he felt when she left.

In this episode we talk about Diane leaving home for the first time and going to college at the University of Alabama. Being rejected from a sorority, and experiencing racism. Next Diane talks about her relationship with John and the importance of that relationship while she was in college. How Jameel introduced Diane to Hashim who ultimately becomes her husband. Lastly Diane ultimately gets the approval from her father to marry Hashim. There will be a website in the next two weeks, where you can leave a review and get on an email list. Andrew's microphone was low in this episode. Sorry for the inconvenience.

In this episode we will discuss Chapter 1 of The Book Angels Among Us, Even in Iraq. We will talk about what it was like for Dr. Diane Hassan to celebrate her birthday in Iraq during the Gulf War. The differences between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. Growing up as a Saliba in a small town in Alabama. Lastly the incident that occurred in a swimming pool when she was 5 years old.