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Tag: Iraq war

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… Continue reading “American Sniper,” a Botched Film That Demonizes Iraqis

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