Imagining Najaf After Sistani: Continuity or Change for the Shia of Iraq?
(Grand Ayatollah Sistani leading Janazah prayer over Grand Ayatollah Khoei/Photo: Ijtihad Network)...
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Navigating Controversy: The Debate Over Iraq’s Personal Status Law
(Iraqi female MPs unite to oppose amendments to the personal status law. Photo: Iraq Today) In...
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The Dangers of Social Media Addiction and Rising Divorce Rates in Iraq
In a country where life revolves around family, like Iraq, rising divorce rates are a concerning...
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The Challenges Iraqis Face With the Study Abroad Programme
In 2009, the Iraqi government sent a few thousand students to study abroad. Prime Minister...
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Empowering Change in Iraq: Policy Recommendations for a New Era
One of the critical aspects of Iraq’s future development is effective policy planning, which...
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What Does Grand Ayatollah Sistani Owe Iraq?
(Photo: Khalid Mohammed/AP) I recently delved into David Patel’s book, Order out of Chaos: Islam,...
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Trauma and Stigma: The Mental Health Crisis 20 Years On
(Photo: Medical City in Baghdad. Mohammed Huzam/Wikimedia) Whenever war is mentioned, Iraq is...
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We are not ‘Iraq’s Minorities’: Assyrians 20 Years Post-Invasion
Much has been written about Iraq since the 2003 invasion, occupation, and ensuing turbulent...
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The Art of Archiving Crises: Displacement in Iraq
(Sketch by Mariam Hassoun: The illustration is meant to express how aid to IDPs was so fickle:...
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Amidst Conflict and Conservatism: Iraqi Women’s Access to Education After 2003
The United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, as part of the larger “War on Terror”, has left an...
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