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News channel or source: https://monocle.com/affairs/society/sulaymaniyah-iraqi-kurdistan-culture/
Published on: Friday 31 May 2013
Despite the Iraq war’s legacy, the Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah offers a beacon of optimism through its flourishing music, journalism, art, and television scenes, proving hope can be found in ...
News Iraq » Sulaymaniyah » History: The World’s Most Depressing Museum Is in Iraq, of Course
News channel or source: https://www.vice.com/el/article/sulaymaniyahs-main-tourist-attraction-is-a-torture-museum/
Published on: Thursday 31 October 2013
A mannequin of a torture victim hangs from the ceiling above Chemical Ali’s desk. “They used the wood so that nobody could hear the screams,” explained Bawer, a smartly dressed Iraqi Kurd. He stood ...
News Iraq » Sulaymaniyah » History: Violent hatred flares between Kurdish cousins
News channel or source: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/10/02/violent-hatred-flares-between-kurdish-cousins
Published on: Thursday 02 October 2025
Armed drones and tanks in the streets of Sulaymaniyah, the second city of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, were a shocking sight in August in what was once the most stable part of Iraq. The ...