Iraq
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Opinion
Artists Respond to War as They Experienced It, at Home or on TV
A landmark exhibition in New York offers multiple perspectives on how the televised invasions of Kuwait and Iraq affected contemporary…
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News & Reports
Iraq’s Education Crisis: 2.5 Million Children Are at Risk, Group Warns
In a new report, the Norwegian Refugee Council calls for urgent action to ensure that children in areas once controlled…
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Tips & Resources
Recommended Reading, 2019: Books From and About the Arab World
A sampling of works published, translated or honored in the past year illustrates the diversity of writing by Arab authors.
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Tips & Resources
An Urgent Call to Protect the Education Rights of Migrants in Arab States
A new report analyzes the impact of migration and displacement on education in the Arab region and calls for protecting…
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Most Arab-World Researchers Want to Leave, a New Survey Finds
A survey by Al-Fanar Media found that many researchers in Arab countries are unhappy with their working conditions and would…
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Not Just Money: Arab-Region Researchers Face a Complex Web of Barriers
Researchers working in Arab countries detail the challenges they face, and ways of overcoming them.
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An Iraqi Researcher’s Situation Spotlights the Need for Investment in Research
A researcher in Iraq risks the quality of his geological samples when he ships them to Italy for analysis.
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Inside Iraq’s Protests: Students Are Defiant in Their Demands
Students are frustrated with economic and political conditions in their country. Now they see a chance for change and are…
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Scholar Traces the Rise of Nongovernmental Organizations in Iraq
Thousands of civil-society organizations sprang up after 2003, during Iraq’s postwar reconstruction. The historian Mehiyar Kathem is exploring how they…
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‘These Are Not Demands, These Are Rights’: Voices of Youthful Protesters in Iraq
Students and young professionals throng city streets and vow to continue their demonstrations until demands for change are met with…
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