Women and the Iraqi Revolution
Zahra Ali 2020-03-09
The unprecedented process of popular unity since “October uprising”, show that Iraqi women and men are healing from decades of war and social fragmentation.
The Horrors of Mosul’s Future: A City That Lost Diversity
Safaa Khalaf 2018-04-16
There are certain fears of a societal aftershock as a natural symptom of post-traumatic times. The questions are many concerning the extent of the Iraqi government’s ability to calibrate a...
The Smoke-Filled Chatrooms of Iraq
Zaher Moussa 2017-01-25
The politician is deeply absorbed in his phone. A constant flow of notifications popping up, and he can’t seem to ignore them.Wearily, he tells me about his Whatsapp ‘Group Chats;’...
Iraq’s Long Hot Summer
Harith Hasan Al-Qarawee 2015-10-29
Iraq’s present rulers are facing an unprecedented and powerful wave of popular dissent, with protests shaking Baghdad and other southern Iraqi cities. The strength of the protests has taken politicians...
Basra: the Song of the Marooned Fisherman
Assem Tarhini 2015-09-30
Though he had to abandon the sternpost of his boat many years ago, the taste of salt and the spray of the waves has refused to leave his lips. Mustafa,...
Maps of Deprivation and Dissolution in Iraq
Omar Aljaffal 2015-08-20
In 2011, the Ministry of Planning released a report entitled “Maps of Deprivation in Iraq”; in it, the Iraqi population was divided into a different groups depending on their relationship...