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Regarding the Photographs of Others—An Iraqi Journey Toward Remembering

Regarding the Photographs of Others—An Iraqi Journey Toward Remembering

Photographs of Iraqis imply doom due to generational violence, even in happy pictures.

MAY 3, 2024 • By Nabil Salih
“My Rebellious Feet”—a story by Diary Marif

“My Rebellious Feet”—a story by Diary Marif

A Kurdish boy in Sulemani province in northern Iraq, near the Iranian border, would do anything to own...

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • By Diary Marif
Hadiya Hassein: Waiting for the Past

Hadiya Hassein: Waiting for the Past

April 2023 BookGroup Selection is Waiting for the Past, a novel by Hadiya Hussein, translated from the Arabic by...

APRIL 1, 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Hanging Gardens and the New Iraqi Cinema Scene

Hanging Gardens and the New Iraqi Cinema Scene

Laura Silvia Battaglia, on the set of Hanging Gardens, explores the burgeoning Iraqi film scene in Baghdad.

MARCH 27, 2023 • By Laura Silvia Battaglia
Iraqi Diaspora Playwrights Hassan Abdulrazzak & Jasmine Naziha Jones: Use Your Anger as Fuel

Iraqi Diaspora Playwrights Hassan Abdulrazzak & Jasmine Naziha Jones: Use Your Anger as Fuel

Sparks fly when two UK-based Iraqi diaspora playwrights discuss how the art of theatre addresses Iraqi pain with...

FEBRUARY 5, 2023 • By Hassan Abdulrazzak
Lahib Jaddo—An Iraqi Artist in the Diaspora

Lahib Jaddo—An Iraqi Artist in the Diaspora

Mischa Geracoulis interviews Texas-based multimedia artist Lahib Jaddo on her complex relationship with Iraq.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023 • By Mischa Geracoulis
An Arab and a Jew Walk into a Bar…

An Arab and a Jew Walk into a Bar…

Our columnist compares Arab/Muslim and Jewish humor and finds more in common than one might expect.

DECEMBER 15, 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
The Truth About Iraq: Memory, Trauma and the End of an Era

The Truth About Iraq: Memory, Trauma and the End of an Era

Hadani Ditmars remembers what Baghdad was like following the second Gulf War in 2003, when she toured Abu...

MARCH 14, 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
Hassan Blasim’s “God 99”

Hassan Blasim’s “God 99”

God 99 blurs the boundaries between fiction and autobiography, reportage and the novel. It blends the fantastic with...

DECEMBER 14, 2020 • By Eman Quotah
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