Iran’s Mahsa Amini Protests Resonate Across Iraq
“Enforcement of hijab & guardianship over women’s bodies and minds are not exclusive to Iran. They manifest in different forms & degrees in many countries”
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Author: Balsam Mustafa
Celebration v. Concern and Corruption: Iraqis View the Pope’s Visit
Pope Francis and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi are greeted by dancers, Baghdad, March 5,...
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Iraq’s Women Risking Their Lives for Revolution
“Iraq’s women are not giving up and refuse to be silenced. A new generation is rising from the ashes and there is no turning back now.”
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“Enough Silence”: Iraq Protests Expose A Damaged State and Facade of “Democracy”
“We will take to streets. protesting. Enough silence about what’s going on. We cannot watch Iraq being destroyed when we have armies of jobless and poor.”
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Mother’s Day in Iraq : Corruption and the Victims on the Mosul Ferry
“Mosul’s ferry tragedy, in which more than 100 died, will become a metaphor for Iraq as a whole, a monument to a collective failure of responsibility.”
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Explaining Basra’s Unrest — From Polluted Water to a Cry Against Iraq’s Elites and Iran
“These protests, led by Basra’s young people, demonstrate that they can no longer be...
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