Iraq

A searing elegy on war in Iraq and Afghanistan
Culture

A searing elegy on war in Iraq and Afghanistan

Attention servicemember — From 2003 to 2008, Ben Brody worked as a combat photographer in Iraq, capturing both the immense brutality and unseen, candid moments that defined the war.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Capturing the revival of the Yazidi community
Photography

Capturing the revival of the Yazidi community

'I am Yazidi again' — Brazilian photographer Marcio Pimenta's new photography book captures the intimate moments of the Yazidi people's return to their ancestral home in northern Iraq.

Written by: Rachel Hagan

A conflict photographer reflects on his time in Iraq
Magazine

A conflict photographer reflects on his time in Iraq

The Grass — Photographer Cengiz Yar has seen things – from the rebels’ battle to oust Assad in Syria, to the human fallout of conflict in Iraq. But it was away from the frontlines that he truly came to value a universal right: having a patch to call one’s own.

Written by: Cengiz Yar

A personal journey through modern Iraqi Kurdistan
Photography

A personal journey through modern Iraqi Kurdistan

Under every yard of sky — Photojournalist Sebastian Meyer weaves his documentary photography of a conflicted region with his own heartbreaking journey of friendship and loss.

Written by: Eva Clifford

The renegade medic saving both soldiers and civilians
Culture

The renegade medic saving both soldiers and civilians

On the frontlines — After landing in Iraq, former marine Pete Reed went rogue and set up his own war-zone clinics. Otherwise they simply wouldn’t exist. Now, while struggling in the vacuum of a failed system, he faces a new challenge: not letting that system beat him.

Written by: Campbell MacDiarmid

How Latif Al Ani captured the ‘golden age’ of Iraq
Photography

How Latif Al Ani captured the ‘golden age’ of Iraq

From the 1950s to the 1970s — Hailed as the ‘father of Iraqi photography’, Al Ani’s iconic black and white shots offer a new perspective on Baghdad’s history.

Written by: HUCK HQ

The Iraqi art world is alive and kicking
Culture

The Iraqi art world is alive and kicking

It always has been — While instability in Iraq continues fuelled by Western intervention, a new generation of young artists are creating work that looks to the future.

Written by: Noora Ismail

The female artists taking inspiration from ancient erotic poems
Art

The female artists taking inspiration from ancient erotic poems

Happy Valentine's Day — In 2017, there are still many parts of the world where celebrating female lust is an act of revolt in itself. These international artists find inspiration in ancient Arab poems to render radical love.

Written by: Marta Bausells

Too little too late? Asking young Iraqis what they make of the Chilcot Report
Activism

Too little too late? Asking young Iraqis what they make of the Chilcot Report

Views on the street — The Chilcot Report this week delivered a damning verdict on the UK Government's decision to invade Iraq in 2003. For people in Britain this might act as some comfort, those responsible may soon be held to account, but for young people in Iraq does it mean anything?

Written by: Ahmed Twaij

I witnessed the Baghdad bombing that the West is trying so hard to ignore
Activism

I witnessed the Baghdad bombing that the West is trying so hard to ignore

With my own eyes — In the early hours of Sunday morning, a car bomb in Iraq exploded, leaving in its wake a wave of devastation. The death toll currently stands at 250 lives lost, and it's a number that keeps on rising. Just meters away from the explosion was Ahmed Twaij. This is his story.

Written by: Ahmed Twaij

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