Iraq

“One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror. ” George W. Bush

Sectarian Divisions Being Played Out on the Football Field

Sectarian Divisions Being Played Out on the Football Field

Sectarian divisions fuelling conflict across the Middle East have spilt on to…

Reel Iraq: Poets Make Waves at Edinburgh Festival

Reel Iraq: Poets Make Waves at Edinburgh Festival

M. LYNX-QUALEY: Ryan Van Winkle, a Scottish poet, has been a key figure in an initiative called 'Reel Iraq' which has helped to give wider recognition to the country's leading writers …

Tangled: The CIA’s Confused Middle East Web

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

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

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

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’

‘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

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’

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’

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…