Iraq News » Baghdad News Iraq » Baghdad » History: A Baghdad market was bombed after his last visit, but he returned with his wife
A couple travels to Iraq to experience Baghdad beyond the images of conflict commonly associated with the country. Accompanied by a local friend, they explore traditional markets, historic streets, ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » History: Iraq opens Jewish heritage museum in Baghdad
A museum dedicated to the history and heritage of Iraqi Jewry opened this month in Baghdad, in a building that formerly housed Shamash, a Jewish high school founded in 1928. Video of the school was ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » History: History As It Happens: Still bombing Baghdad
When President George W. Bush delivered his “mission accomplished” speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003, few may have anticipated that U.S. forces would still be at war in Iraq today.
News Iraq » Baghdad » History: Curator Nada Shabout Traces the Enduring Legacy of the Baghdad Modern Art Group
Led by artists Jawad Selim and Shakir Hassan Al Said, the Baghdad Modern Art Group sprang up in the roaring art scene and political ebullience of 1950s Iraq. Through painting, sculpture, architecture, ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » History: Baghdad Modern Art Group On View In America For First Time
Shakir Hassan Al Said, 'Letters,' 1961. Oil, gesso, cotton, linen canvas, 94.2 cm x 82 cm x 2.5 cm. At first glance, it would be difficult to discern this artwork as coming from Arab origins, and not ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » History: How Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius built modernist Baghdad – and what remains today
In the mid-20th century, the Iraqi capital set out to become the Middle East’s modernist hub, drawing major names ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » History: Explore Baghdad and uncover Iraq’s rich history and resilience
Baghdad’s streets reveal layers of rich history, resilience, and cultural depth to explore. Grieving Duke of Kent, 90, in mourning after his private secretary dies Rick Steves shares the shirt mistake ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » History: As US leaves Iraq, Baghdad sees withdrawal as 'symbol of sovereignty' - analysis
Iraq’s depiction of the US withdrawal as leading to “sovereignty” shows how Baghdad has not valued the US role in fighting ISIS and maintaining order in the country. ISIS invaded Iraq in the summer of ...