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Iraq war

6 December, 2024 • Azher Jirjees, Yasmeen Hanoosh

“Orient Tavern” & “The Hungarian Hut”—fantasy by Azher Jirjees

“Orient Tavern” and “The Hungarian Hut,” from Azher Jirjees’ collection, explore post-2003 Iraqi struggles.

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30 October, 2023 • Deema K Shehabi

On Fathers, Daughters and the Genocide in Gaza 

The war on Gaza and Hamas reminds Palestinian American poet Deema K. Shehabi of her father and stories of home and immigration.

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23 October, 2023 • 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 a proper pair of shoes.

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11 September, 2023 • Michael Scott Moore

“The Beggar King”—a short story by Michael Scott Moore

Michael Scott Moore channels veteran experiences through a wily cat as an Iraq war vet tries to readapt to life in Calaveras, California.

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11 September, 2023 • Andrew Quilty

The Fall of Kabul: Parwan Detention Facility, Bagram District, Parwan Province

In his new book, Andrew Quilty relates some of the blowback after 9/11 brought about the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.

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10 July, 2023 • Iason Athanasiadis

Why Isn’t Ghaith Abdul-Ahad a Household Name?

Iason Athanasiadis reviews the Iraqi correspondent's new memoir on Middle East wars and asks questions.

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29 May, 2023 • Hamilton Cain

The Yellow Birds Author Returns With Iraq War/Noir Mystery

Hamilton Cain reviews a police procedural that connects Norfolk, Virginia with the late Iraq War and the streets of Mosul.

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5 March, 2023 • Jassem Ghazbanpour

Going Home—a photo essay by Jassem Ghazbanpour

These days, for Iranian photographer Jassem Ghazbanpour, who began shooting the Iran-Iraq war at age 16, home is where he points his camera.

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5 February, 2023 • Hassan Blasim

“The Truck to Berlin”—Fiction from Hassan Blasim

This bleak and hyper real short story by Hassan Blasim is reminiscent of Ghassan Kanafani's novella "Men in the Sun."

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5 February, 2023 • Hassan Abdulrazzak, Jasmine Naziha Jones

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 both comedy and drama.

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5 February, 2023 • Mischa Geracoulis

Lahib Jaddo—An Iraqi Artist in the Diaspora

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

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30 May, 2022 • Nadje Al-Ali

Film Review: Maysoon Pachachi’s “Our River…Our Sky” in Iraq

Nadje Al-Ali finds that Maysoon Pachachi’s film reflects her "long-standing commitment to highlight experiences of ordinary Iraqis, especially women."

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15 September, 2021 • Omar El Akkad

Attack the Empire and the Empire Strikes Back: What 20 Years of American Imperialism Has Wrought

Omar El Akkad, author of American War and What Strange Paradise, looks at 20 years of blowback.

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1 March, 2015 • Jordan Elgrably

American Sniper—a Botched Film That Demonizes Iraqis

Is it too much to ask that a movie set during the Second Gulf War convey something meaningful about Iraq?   Jordan Elgrably   A week before the Oscars—on Valentine’s… Continue reading American Sniper—a Botched Film That Demonizes Iraqis

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