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Iraq

Tourism Revived: Iraq Returns to the World

By Layla Al-Khafaji ~ Baghdad — Amber gold sunsets cloak the Tigris River, its radiance on the Baghdad skyline. Blood and war in memory now, disappearing before sweeter harmonies — of rebirth, culture, and...

Rubble to Renaissance: Young Iraqis’ Culture Rebirth

By Layla Al-Dulaimi ~ Deep in the heart of Baghdad, a short few blocks from the ancient banks of the Tigris River, revolution is taking place quietly—not on guns but on paintbrushes, video recorded...

Seeds of Hope: Iraqi Farmers Return to Organic Farming

By Layla Al-Rubaie ~ Walking through the scorching heat of Babil provinces, Saif Jassim, a professional farmer, strode through jade green okra and eggplant plants,...

Delicious Things Bringing Iraqi Families Together: Dolma Days

By Layla Al-Samarrai ~ In Kirkuk's hot kitchen, a monstrous pot simmers on the stove, the kitchen heavy with rice, garlic, and onion-spiced sautéed vegetables. Three generations of Al-Dabbagh women seated at the table move in tandem—peeling onions, rolling grape...

A Hymn of Its Own: Baharat Elevates Any Iraqi Dish to Hymn Status

By Hana Al-Rubaye ~ In each Iraqi kitchen, there's a tin holding the secret to Iraqi cuisine as a whole. It's an old-fashioned-looking thing to see—just brown dusty grime stuck to its container—but when the lid comes off, the whole culinary history pours forth. Sweet cinnamon, hot flash of spice, soft thrum of cloves, strong kick of cardamom—it's baharat, the nation's sweet spice, humble guardian of some of the nation's...

Tech Grasps Hold: Iraq Startups Illuminate an Electronic Future

By Omar Al-Khalidi ~ In one of Baghdad's tiny co-working spaces in Karada, the soft buzz of laptops and sighs of collaboration are heard. Under...

Rubble to Renaissance: Young Iraqis’ Culture Rebirth

By Layla Al-Dulaimi ~ Deep in the heart of Baghdad, a short few blocks from the ancient banks of the Tigris River, revolution is taking place quietly—not on guns but on paintbrushes, video recorded...

Made in Iraq: Home-Made Products Power the Economy

By Yasir Al-Dulaimi ~ In a basement workshop in Erbil, copper is hammered and soldered and the ring comes off...

Tech Grasps Hold: Iraq Startups Illuminate an Electronic Future

By Omar Al-Khalidi ~ In one of Baghdad's tiny co-working spaces in Karada, the soft...

Tourism Revived: Iraq Returns to the World

By Layla Al-Khafaji ~ Baghdad — Amber gold sunsets cloak the Tigris River, its radiance...