Iraq News News Iraq » Culture: Mutannabi Street: Literature in Iraqi Culture
The heart of intellectual Iraq was Mutannabi Street, the booksellers' alley in Baghdad. But it was bombed in March this year. "Aloud at Central Library" will memorialize Mutannabi Street with readings ...
News Iraq » Culture: 'Not easy, but not impossible': Iraq's film industry sees slow revival
In the heart of old Baghdad, legendary movie theatres stand abandoned and shrouded in dust, bearing witness to Iraq's once-vibrant cultural scene. A few kilometres away, director Ali al-Bayati ...
News Iraq » Culture: UNHCR-run festival in Syria highlights arts and culture of Iraq
DAMASCUS, Syria, April 3 (UNHCR) - As the Iraq crisis enters its sixth year, the UN refugee agency has been highlighting the culture and artistic talents of the Iraqi people during a weeklong festival ...
News Iraq » Culture: 'Sacred job': Iraq Kurds digitise books to save threatened culture
A member of the Kurdistan Centre for Arts and Culture in the Iraqi city of Dohuk scans the pages of a rare book, part of a project to digitise Kurdish literary and historical works — Safin HAMID ...
News Iraq » Culture: An Iraqi refugee is using drinks, baked goods to share her culture with Springfield
An Iraqi refugee is opening a cafe in Springfield to share her culture through traditional sweets and drinks. Imtihan Alaid, 21, fled Iraq with her family in 2014 and arrived in the U.S. in 2023. The ...
News Iraq » Culture: Future Iraqi engineer learns English and new perspectives at WMU
For Ali Neamah, a native of Dhi-qar, Iraq, Western Michigan University has offered more than just a place to learn English and eventually earn a master’s degree in chemical engineering; it has become ...
News Iraq » Culture: Mutanabbi Street: Literature in Iraqi Culture
The heart of intellectual Iraq was Mutannabi Street, the booksellers' alley in Baghdad. But it was bombed in March this year. " Aloud at Central Library " will memorialize Mutannabi Street with ...