Iraqi Street
Iraqi Street, Society, Stories
INSIDE BZEIBIZ CAMP: When ‘temporary displacement’ lasts 12 years
By Ahmed Kawkab in Anbar // On the edge of Anbar province in central Iraq, the Bzeibiz camp for displaced people looks like many similar camps set up in Iraq when the extremist group known as the Islamic State, or IS, was fighting government forces. That is, there are rows of faded tents, dusty paths…
Iraqi Street, Society
CULINARY CONTRADICTIONS: Syrian food is prospering in Iraq —but the Syrians making it are not
By Draf Alla in Erbil // At night in Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, the streets are filled with the smell of grilled food and the buzz of lively conversation around café tables. Syrian restaurants have become a constant in this scene. Restaurant names from Syria, like Damascene Paradise, are…
Climate, Iraqi Street
IRAQ’S ‘LIVING WATER’ IS DYING: How climate change threatens Mandaean religious rituals
By Nagham Makki in Basra // On a quiet morning along the banks of the Shatt al-Arab, beneath a bridge, Mazen al-Naif, the spiritual leader of the Mandaean religious community in the southern province of Basra, steps into the water wearing the traditional white garments of his faith. The “rasta” robe clings to the 55-year-old’s…
Iraqi Street, Stories, Women
ON THE FRONTLINES OF CLIMATE CHANGE: How Iraqi women are impacted most
By Mawj Iyad in Baghdad // On the outskirts of Baghdad, the landscape is shifting in ways that are impossible to ignore. Soil once rich and fertile is turning salty. Water sources are drying up or becoming too polluted to use. Smoke from refineries, burn pits and trash fires hangs low over villages, forming a…
