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Iraq

27 November, 2023 • Ahmed Twaij

Gaza vs. Mosul from a Medical and Humanitarian Standpoint

Ahmed Twaij, a physician and journalist with experience in Iraq and other war zones, argues Hamas and ISIS cannot be compared.

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23 October, 2023 • Sophie Kazan Makhlouf

Middle Eastern Artists and Galleries at Frieze London

Sophie Kazan explores the Middle Eastern artists and galleries on display when Frieze London celebrates its 20th anniversary.

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11 October, 2023 • Sarah Coolidge

Home: New Arabic Poems in Translation

Bilingual poems, in Arabic and English, from Iman Mersal (Egypt), Ines Abassi (Tunisia) and Ashjan Hendi (Saudi Arabia).

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21 August, 2023 • Arie Amaya-Akkermans

On Museums and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

Arie Amaya-Akkermans on the history of war, colonialism, memory and how museums strive to preserve and display artifacts and art.

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31 July, 2023 • Matthew Broomfield

Can the Kurdish Women’s Movement Transform the Middle East?

Matthew Broomfield reviews a book on the Kurdish women's movement, which challenges hierarchical, patriarchal society.

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24 July, 2023 • Nazli Tarzi

A Deaf Boy’s Quest to Find His Voice in a Hearing World

In Edward Lovelace's new documentary, a refugee's handicap becomes a source of inspiration in the struggle for survival.

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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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2 July, 2023 • Salar Abdoh

“The Long Walk of the Martyr”—fiction from Salar Abdoh

In Salar Abdoh’s new short story, Iranian militias return from war to a life and country to which they have difficulty adjusting.

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12 June, 2023 • Nazli Tarzi

Wounded Tigris: A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilisation

Nazli Tarzi reviews an adventure travel and climate change story of what humanity stands to lose with the death of a great river.

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29 May, 2023 • Chas Freeman, Jr.

From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

Former ambassador Chas Freeman, Jr. argues that we have entered a new era in which players are shifting on the geopolitical chess table.

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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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27 March, 2023 • Laura Silvia Battaglia

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.

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5 February, 2023 • Malu Halasa

Tiba al-Ali: A Death Foretold on Social Media

Iraqi lawyers and activists in a Baghdad-based NGO have been working to stop honor killings, but were unable to help Tiba al-Ali, reports Malu Halasa.

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5 February, 2023 • Inaam Kachachi

Fiction: Inaam Kachachi’s The Dispersal, or Tashari

An excerpt from Inaan Kachachi's novel that laments the scattering of Iraqis across the world as a result of war and political oppression.

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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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