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A Sense of Community on One of the World’s Narrowest Streets
By Ayoub Hassan, in Baghdad No matter whether you are fat or thin, old or young, the same rules apply…
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A Stranger’s Tomb Draws Poets, Authors + Romantics
Dhi Qar – Ala’a Kole The grave, located about 300 meters from a military checkpoint in Tal Al Lahm, a…
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The Stories behind Iraq’s Revolutionary Places: Tahrir Square, Baghdad
By Mustafa Habib, Baghdad Tahrir Square, in the heart of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, has become one of…
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The Stories behind Iraq’s Revolutionary Places: Habboubi Square in Nasiriyah
Ali Al-Naseri In the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, the anti-government protests have centred on a square downtown known as…
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The Stories behind Iraq’s Revolutionary Places: Clock Square, Dywanyiah
By Manar al-Zubaidi, Dywanyiah When one stands on the suspension bridge near central Diwaniyah, one can see a monument that…
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100 Days Later, Why Won’t Iraqi Protesters Go Home?
They have been beaten, injured, kidnapped and many killed. But Iraqi’s protesters are not giving up. Many fear an even…
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How Kut’s Central Square Became a Symbol of Hope
by Mohammed Al-Zaidi in Wasit Looking up, while in the courtyard of Tamuz Square in the city of Kut, 180…
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Historic Wasit Home of British WW1 General may be Close to Collapse
By Mohammed Zaidi in Wasit Abu Saadi Ibrahimi likes to sit in front of a house in Kut, that overlooks…
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Living off the Wall: A Day with the Protest-Mural Painters of Nasiriyah
By Haider Yacoubi, Nasiriyah Local man Ali Kazem begins his day on a central bridge in the city of Nasiriyah…
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But that has not stopped local activists from leaving town to join demonstrators in Baghdad.
Kamal al-Ayyash While locals in southern Iraq protest, other provinces in the country with a Sunni Muslim majority population are…
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