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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The Ongoing Politicization of the Iraqi Artist
(Photo: Joumana Altallal) Mortada Gzar, an Iraqi writer and artist living in Seattle is...
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The Enduring Challenges of Women’s Economic Participation in Iraq
The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the supposedly democratic system it brought forth, did not...
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The Gender Dimensions of the Climate Crisis in Iraq
(Local selling their produce on the roadside despite a raging sandstorm in Chibayish. Photo: Ali...
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The Invisible War: Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Iraqi Women
In the last few decades, Iraq has suffered from debilitating sanctions, external wars against Iran...
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In Search of a Madani State in Iraq
Over the course of my fieldwork in Iraq, I have noticed a shift in public political discourse,...
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