On a warm Autumn evening in central Iraq, Hawraa Adnan visited the Arts Palace of Diwaniya and caught up with up-and-coming artist Hasanin Sadeq to talk ambition, creative influences, and Iraq’s art […]
Hasanin Sadeq and Diwaniya’s vibrant art scene
Take Aniseed not Antidepressants: battling Arab taboo (III)
Zena Youseph has first-hand experience battling one of the bigger elephants in the Arab room. After accompanying her as she first learned of the Arab mental health taboo in part one of this series, […]
Mosul and the future of Iraq’s Assyrians
As the Battle for Mosul rages on, Max J. Joseph examines the various political interests at play and explores the future, within it all, for Iraq’s Assyrians… Introduction As various forces descend […]
Mourning Baghdad’s wounds
You have just spent 20 hours fasting from food or water in 50 degree temperatures of Iraq’s summer heat. At this point, you probably think it couldn’t get worse. But a few days […]