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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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In Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the centre of current anti-government protests, young Iraqis have co-opted a number of western cultural references.
Sara al-Qaher When the high priest of the temple of the ancient Egyptian god, Amun, appeared in central Baghdad recently,…
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Two young men, cousins and friends, ended up on opposite sides during recent demonstrations in Nasiriyah.
Murtada Al-Hudood In the central Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, anti-government protests have taken a tragic toll on one local family.…
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Hazna’s Story: The Yazidi Survivors Forced to Abandon Their Children
Saja Sharzad Sami “Fear no longer has a place inside me. Everything that is bad or horrifying has already happened.…
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An Iconic Anbar Palace, Symbol of Historic Romance and Modern Neglect
Kamal al-Ayash Saadah palace in Hit is the subject of poetic fantasy and academic debate. But it has also…
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Basra’s Sabean-Mandeans Keeping Golden Traditions Alive
Waheed Ghanim They call them the “golden sect” because many members of the Iraqi ethnic minority traditionally work in goldsmithing.…
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