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HEAVEN’S LANGUAGE AT RISK: Once there were 500, but now only 50 Iraqis still speak Mandaic
Osama Karim fears that the Mandaic language will have completely disappeared from Iraq before he can learn it. There are…
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NON-TRADITIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A spate of murders, where wives killed their husbands, makes headlines in Nasiriyah
On the last day of his life, Firas Shalaan’s relationship with his wife seemed completely normal. The couple had gone…
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JUSTICE DONE? Yazidi survivors discuss their new compensation law
On August 10, 2017, a unit of the Iraqi army raided a house in the northern city of Mosul. It…
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TO POLITIC OR NOT TO POLITIC: That is the question Iraq’s anti-government protesters are asking now
There may be as many as 60 political parties competing in Iraq’s upcoming federal elections, all of which want to…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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