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Climate, Opinion
MOURNING THE SHADOWS: A writer’s lament for the lost trees of a burning city
By Nagham Makki in Basra // I walk along the Shatt al‑Arab corniche to clear my mind and to take a few photos for one of the reports I’m working on. I search for a corner that might shield me from the unbearable summer sun but all I find are scattered palm trees planted along…
Iraqi Street, Society
TROUBLED WATERS: Al Faw’s fishing industry, caught between borders and war
By Saad Nadhim in Basra // Before dawn breaks over Iraq’s southern coastline, fisherman Ahmed al-Janoubi is already preparing for another journey into the Gulf. At 53, the father of five has spent most of his life at sea, in a profession his family has undertaken for generations. But these days, every fishing trip carries…
Climate, Iraqi Street
‘WE CAN’T BREATHE’: How the Iran war is poisoning Iraqi Kurdistan’s air
By Bwar Qadir in Sulaymaniyah // In one of the quiet alleys of the Bakhtiari neighborhood in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah, Rankin Mahmoud, 61, complains that she must once again deal with thick black smoke and polluted air. The pollution is due to the many large diesel-powered generators that provide electricity to private…
Iraqi Street, Women
THE LOST WOMEN: Why Basra locals don’t reveal their mother’s names
By Nagham Makki in Basra // A black mourning banner hangs on the brick wall inside this Basra home. The banner lists the names of a deceased woman's sons, one after another. But the recently deceased woman's name isn't on the banner. She is only identified as “the mother of …” as though she doesn’t…
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MOURNING THE SHADOWS: A writer’s lament for the lost trees of a burning city
By Nagham Makki in Basra // I walk along the Shatt al‑Arab corniche to clear my mind and to take a few photos for one of the reports I’m working on. I search for a corner that might shield me from the unbearable summer sun but all I find are scattered palm trees planted along…
