Iraq

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...

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...

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 reunion. Iraqi spirit stirs from dust...

By Omar Al-Janabi ~ Where the Tigris River hugs the capital city, Baghdad, pillars of smoke ascend into the air above riverbank cafes and charcoal grills. Under tattered umbrellas and beside belching fire, ancient culinary tradition has been sustaining Iraqis for millennia: Masgouf, the slow-grilled fish dish that's not merely national—it's living Iraqi identity. The "national dish of Iraq," masgouf is a gastronomic as well as sensory experience. The fish, often...

By Sara Al-Hashimi ~ In the sweltering sun of Najaf, 28-year-old attorney Huda Al-Mutlaq stands at a podium within a courthouse, ready to make her argument. Ten years before, she perhaps would have been...