Reports and stories
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HIGH DANGER: The Dying Art of Climbing a Date Palm
Although dates are eaten everywhere in Iraq, the job of climbing high palm trees and picking the fruits is an…
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DOUBLE THE PAIN: In underfunded, overcrowded Basra hospitals, birthing mothers are abused
The birth of her child was an excruciating experience for Jinan Mohammed, a 25-year-old Iraqi woman. “The nurse paid no…
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HAUNTED POST BOXES: Visiting Nasiriyah’s 1,000 abandoned letter boxes and the men who used to service them
In an old semi-abandoned building that was once the Postal and Communications Department in Nasiriyah, there is a room with…
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ON REPEAT: The Sunni Speaker of Parliament returns. Will the same happen for Iraq’s prime minister and president?
The first session of the new Iraqi parliament ended recently. During this session, the former Speaker of Parliament, Mohammed al-Halbousi,…
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THE OPPOSITION IN NASIRIYAH: How anti-government demonstrators succeeded in Iraq’s federal elections
In a café in Habboubi Square in the center of Nasiriyah city, Hisham al-Khafaji sits with his companions, all their…
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SAMA’S WORLD: Autism equals artistic talent for one 9-year-old in Basra
In the southern Iraqi city of Basra, nine-year-old Sama is creating her own world. She draws cartoon characters that share…
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HALABJA, A WOMEN’S CITY: Infamous for a heinous chemical weapons attack, the city is now becoming well known for its female leadership
When Kwestan Akram Faraj took up the job of Municipal Director in the northern Iraqi city of Halabja five years…
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IRAQ ELECTIONS: Government formation offers glimmer of hope for true change
After the final results of Iraq’s October election were announced by the country’s electoral authorities recently, it was still hard…
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A WIDOW’S WOES: At a Basra market, female household heads eke out a living
Um Falah is uncertain exactly how old she is. Quite possibly, she is almost 70 years old, she suggests. But…
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MEETING UM JASSEM: An icon of the dried fish trade
Winter is just around the corner, and Um Jassem is busy selling the traditional Iraqi dried fish known as “masmouta”.…
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