By: Mariam Nabbout Source: Stepfeed Few would have imagined that the words “Iraq war” and “musical comedy” would ever appear in the same sentence, but an off-Broadway revival set in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq has brought them together. Titled “Baghdaddy”, the show reflects on the numerous failures of the U.S. intelligence … Continued
By Oumayma Omar Middle East Online Young Iraqis have come up with a number of creative methods to address the violence, poverty and corruption afflicting their society. In addition to street art, paintings, situation comedies and theatre performances, rap songs, which have found a home on YouTube, are being used as a popular way to … Continued
BY: Julia Jahanpour/Contributing Writer The White House has been having great difficulty discussing Syria in the past few weeks, making many blunders and causing an uproar. The Trump administration launched 59 missiles at a Syrian military airfield April 7, early in the morning. This was done in retaliation to Assad’s chemical attacks on Syria’s citizens. … Continued
By HADANI DITMARS The Art Newspaper The president of the Iraqi Artist’s Society is on a mission to return a painting by Faeq Hassan—who he calls “Iraq’s Picasso”—to the Iraqi state. The 1968 painting, a dramatic depiction of Saladin’s famous 12th century conquest of Jerusalem from the Crusaders, was due to be auctioned at Christie’s … Continued
By ADAM WEINSTEIN Task and Purpose This is Jared. Jared’s never been to war before. But his father-in-law, a very busy man, sent Jared to the war to see how it’s going! This is Joe. Joe is a Marine. Joe is the Marine in charge of all of America’s wars. One day in March, Joe … Continued
by ERASMUS and I.T. The Economist IN THEORY, this year should have been a time when the fortunes of Iraq’s Christian community, one of world’s most beleaguered religious minorities, at last changed for the better. Instead, say members of the community and people supporting them, it is proving to be a time of agonising dilemmas. … Continued
By Joshua Keating Slate The White House has delayed the rollout of President Trump’s reworked travel ban, apparently so as not to step on the publicity for Tuesday night’s speech to Congress, but we’re getting some details on what the changes will be. In addition to clarifying that current U.S. visa holders are excepted, and … Continued
BY: David DeMaria/Contributing Writer With spring training right beginning in the U.S., Iraq’s national baseball team is focusing their attention on the 13th West Asia Baseball Cup, beginning February 25. The tournament, which is to be held at the Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan, serves as a qualifier for the Asian Baseball Championship later … Continued
By John R. Allen and Michael E. O’Hanlon The Washington Post Though he campaigned with the urgent goal of defeating the Islamic State and reasserting American greatness, President Trump has embarked on a policy that could in fact lead to the loss of U.S. influence in Iraq and the worsening of the Sunni-Shiite divide there. … Continued
BY: David DeMaria/Contributing Writer The West Asian Basketball (WABA) Championships concluded on Thursday in Amman, Jordan. The final day of the round-robin competition determined the four teams that would qualify for the 2017 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup, which will be held in August of this year in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon having already qualified … Continued
A Christian Iraqi woman cries after she saw the St. Addai church which was damaged by Islamic State fighters during their occupation of Keramlis village, less than 18 miles, 29 kilometers, southeast of Mosul, Iraq, Sunday Nov. 13, 2016. There were gasps, and then tears, at the small church in northern Iraq as a group … Continued
BY: Weam Namou/Ambassador Blogger The government of Iraq declared Christmas an official holiday for the first time in 2008, but for the last several years, Iraqi Christians celebrated it quietly and somberly. Families would attend church, but they would not put up Christmas trees or host happy gatherings. The lack of festivities correlates with the … Continued
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