Gilgamesh Nabeel
Gilgamesh is an Iraqi freelance writer and essayist based in Turkey. He writes essays and articles on Middle Eastern politics, education, art, literature and women’s rights. He writes for electronic magazines including Al Fanar Media, Hewar Mutamaddin “Civil Talk” and publishes book reviews in Iraqi newspapers. Some of his essays have appeared in USA Today and other American newspapers. He has active pages on Facebook on art, archaeology and global heritage. He carries has a degree from the Kasr Al Ainy school of medicine – Egypt.
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Alia Muhammad Baqer, Savior of Basra Library’s Books, Dies at 69
As Basra’s chief librarian, Alia Muhammed Baqer rescued 30,000 books and manuscripts from being lost as British forces occupied the…
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Iraqi Engineering Schools Add Ethics Courses in an Accreditation Push
Iraqi and American professors built an ethics curriculum for engineering schools after Iraq asked its universities to seek international accreditation.
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Zeana Atarbashi: Women and History Inspire an Engineer-Turned-Artist
The Iraqi-Canadian artist Zeana Atarbashi draws on the heritage of her hometown, Mosul, and the life-giving power of women.
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Jala Makhzoumi: A Landscape Architect in a Race to Stop Desertification
The Iraqi landscape architect Jala Makhzoumi bridges academic research and practical support in the quest for a greener region.
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Fewer Young Iraqis Choose to Study Archaeology
Iraq needs experts to work on its thousands of heritage sites, but with job prospects dim, fewer Iraqi youth are…
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German Curator’s Abduction in Baghdad Leaves Iraqi Artists in Shock
The kidnapping last week of Hella Mewis, a German art curator and activist, for almost four days intensified Iraqis and…
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‘Campus Skills’: Coursera Maps the Jobs Students Want and the Skills They Need
To enhance student employability in a rapidly changing labour market, Coursera analyses the most market-relevant skills demanded by students.
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Iraqi Researcher’s Assassination Stirs Fears of Renewed Violence Against Academics
Husham Al-Hashimi, an expert on ISIS and a critic of foreign-backed militias in Iraq, was gunned down by unknown assassins…
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A Diversity Institute Teaches Iraqi Students About Religious Minorities
The course, a rare undertaking in the Arab world, aims to promote peaceful co-existence and religious diversity by combatting stereotypes…
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