Tangled: The CIA’s Confused Middle East Web
FRANCIS MATTHEW: The CIA is in the position of fighting Sunni fighters in Iraq, but supporting them in Syria. …
Iraq 10 Years On: The Benefit of Hindsight
In the aftermath of the terrible attack on the World Trade Centre…
A Lesson for Iraq: The Perseverance of Sinbad
RAMZY BAROUD: Ten years on from the onset of the Iraq invasion with all the horror and despair that has accumulated there is hope in the shape of a character from a children's story …
An Iraqi Icon: Fadhil Al-Azzawi Reviews His Career
AMIRA ABD EL-KHALEK, CGNEWS: He is one of the Arab World's most revered authors and recently looked back on his life of writing. …
‘Beauty of Arabic? No, the Violence of Events Is Vital’
SARAH IRVING, ARABLIT: An Iraqi refugee now based in Finland Hassan Blasim has firm views on language, violence and modern Iraq. …
Wessam al-Badry: An Uncompromising Photographer
ENGY ABDELKADER, CGNEWS: He grew up a refugee in Saudi Arabia and photojournalists became his superheroes. Now he's a photographer himself …
A Half Day in the Life of ‘the Last Arab Jew’
KHALED DIAB, CGNEWS: It's possible to see the key struggles of the last 60 years through the prism of the life of Sasson Somekh. …
Sinan Antoon: ‘The Barbarian Who’s Keeping It Real’
TABSIR: A celebrated novelist, poet and filmmaker Sinan Antoon reflects on life in Iraq before and after the fall of Saddam Hussein…
Arab League Divide: Plus Ca Change
JUAN COLE: There'll be some missing faces at the upcoming meeting in Baghdad but regional divisions are sharpening. …
‘There’s No Room For Poets, Unless They’re Dead’
FARIS ADNON, ARABLIT: The narrative form has overwhelmed poetry in the Arab world, so I've given up on poetry. …
