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Reports and stories
4,500 YEARS OLD: Once the equivalent of today’s latest Playstation offerings, this ancient Iraqi game is making a comeback
Archaeologist Amer Abdul-Razaq, who is also director of his local museum in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, is gathering…
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Corona & Iraq
VACCINE TOURISM: Rich Iraqis head out of country to jump COVID-19 vaccination queue
Recently Iraqis have been returning back to the country with certificates indicating that they have been vaccinated. By Haider Najim…
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Reports and stories
THE POPE IN IRAQ: Religious leader’s visit plays part in long-standing Shia religious rivalry
On Friday, March 5, 2021, Pope Francis, the world’s leader of the Catholic Church, is planning to start his historic…
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Reports and stories
FRONTLINE AND FEMALE: Fighting to face the Islamic State group
Female reporters in the northern autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan are just as enthusiastic about conflict reporting as their male…
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Opinion
DISCRIMINATION WHILE REPORTING: In conservative Karbala, female journalists face many challenges
A Karbala-based reporter tells tales of everyday discrimination while simply doing her job. By Hiba al-Majid On that day, I…
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Variety
BASRA’S BREAKFAST MIRACLE WORKER: A seller of traditional ‘geymar’ cream reveals her recipes
For years, passers-by in the southern Iraqi city of Basra have seen Radhia Saleh sitting on a simple rug on…
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Corona & Iraq
IGNORANCE + EMPATHY: How to catch COVID-19 in a Nasiriyah taxi
As soon as I eased into the front seat of the taxi and asked to be taken to work, the…
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Variety
PUTTING PEOPLE TO SLEEP: The oldest upholsterer in Basra
In Basra’s old market, amid songs and the noise of passers-by in the narrow alleys, a 50-year-old man sits quietly…
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Reports and stories
HOPEFUL PROSPECTS: Iraq registers new protest parties for upcoming elections – but do they have a chance?
The planned parliamentary elections are considered the most important and potentially most dangerous in Iraq since 2003. This is because…
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Reports and stories
IRAQ’S YEAR IN REVIEW: 2020 was bad, 2021 might be worse
Most agree Iraqis that 2020 has been a terrible year for the country, up there among the worst. The year…
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