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Her family decided to leave Iraq when Saddam Hussein came to power and the conflict with Iran began. She attended American University in Beirut, Lebanon, studying math. Zaha stated, ".The beauty of the landscape - where sand, water, reeds, birds, buildings, and people all somehow flowed together- has never left me." Zaha's interest in architecture was sparked by a family trip to the Sumerian cities in southern Iraq where they also traveled by boat to smaller villages in the region. Zaha was born, Octoin Baghdad, Iraq into a progressive Muslim family that supported the education of women and who expected her to pursue a professional career. Winter was inspired to learn more about Zaha after seeing photographs of her architectural designs in 2010. Jeanette Winter's picture book, The World Is Not A Rectangle, written for younger readers, explores the life of Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Mohommad Hadid.
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