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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Up to 50 people living in a house in Iraq – no joke
The video above is a satirical piece by a comedian in Sadr City, Baghdad which does exaggerate things a bit, but is not that far off from the truth. I know because I have seen it, several families crowded into … Continue reading
Iraq is still there despite efforts to destroy it
It has been a long 7 and a half years since the fall of Saddam, but Iraq is still facing terror, although in different forms and with no one person to blame. Attacks on infrastructure, civilians, governmental institutions and individuals … Continue reading
Talking up a new PM in Iraq
A week has passed since the start of the month of Ramadhan, and none of the general goodwill people express towards each other in this holy month seems to have been passed on to the politicians. If anything, things have … Continue reading
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Tagged Adil Abdul-Mahdi, allawi, baghdad, dawa, elections, Iran, iraq, Iraqi National Movement, Iraqiya, isci, maliki, Middle East, ramadhan, Sadrists, United States
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Comedy tackles sensitive social issues in Saudi
Yesterday I was watching an episode from a popular and long running Arabic comedy series, focused on Saudi Arabia, that airs on MBC, the Waleed al-Ibrahim (King Fahd’s brother-in-law) owned satellite channel. This episode featured a Saudi woman who marries … Continue reading
Not all Iraqis are the same
Recently I have been developing some thoughts about identity and the issue of national versus religious identification in Iraq. Specifically, I have been trying to formulate an understanding of the modern day Iraqi psyche and to what, and how, an Iraqi … Continue reading
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