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Searching For Gertrude Bell, Colonial 'Mother' Of Modern Iraq

By Sammy Ketz
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A scattering of flowers still marks the grave of British archaeologist, diplomat and spy Gertrude Bell in Baghdad's locked Protestant cemetery, but few Iraqis know the key role she played in forging their country

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For someone credited with being an architect of the nation, the grave of British archaeologist, writer, diplomat and spy Gertrude Bell in the Iraqi capital Baghd...

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