Young Iraqi Filmmakers Break Taboos
Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor, 20/07/2017 BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq is witnessing the growth of a new generation of young filmmakers, but they...
Powerful Tools: Meeting Diwaniya’s Only Female Furniture Maker
Manar al-Zubaidi, NIQASH 20.07.2017 | Diwaniya In Iraq, working on furniture is typically a man’s job. But one independent woman in Diwaniya...
Meeting Iraqi Kurdistan’s Lone Water Keeper
Maaz Farhan, NIQASH, 19/07/2017 Iraqi Kurdistan could have a serious water problem by 2025, authorities say. One Sulaymaniyah man is...
Eid in Mosul: A Youth Initiative Brings Together People from all over Iraq to Visit Mosul during Eid
After three years of forced isolation from its motherland imposed by Daesh, Mosul re-emerged this June to celebrate its first...
Mosul After Liberation: Ensuring that Civll Society has a Voice
Al Abadi’s declaration on 9 July 2017 that Mosul had been liberated from Daesh sent waves of joy and relief...
Key Factors which Impact the Protection and Safety of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs)
On 7 and 8 July 2017, women activists from across Iraq gathered to participate in two focus groups organized by...
Hobby Lobby: US Arts-and-Crafts Retail Chain Ordered to Pay $US3m Over Smuggled Iraqi Artefacts
Source: ABC American arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby has agreed to pay a $US3 million federal fine and forfeit thousands of...
The Cross-Sectarian, King-Making Alliance Planned For Next Iraqi Elections
Mustafa Habib / Niqash One of Iraq’s most powerful political groupings, the Sadrist movement, is trying to form a new...
The Colour Of Peace: The Young Artists Erasing Extremist History In Central Iraq
Kamal al-Ayash, Niqash A group of art students and their teacher is traveling around Fallujah, erasing slogans on schools and...
Amnesty says Iraq and Allies Violated International Law in Mosul Battle
Source: Reuters Reporting by: Stephen Kalin; Editing by Paul Tait Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern...
After Cutting of Water Flows, Iraqis Turn to Protest against Iranian Dams
This week, a group of protesters demonstrated near the Iranian Consulate in Sulaymaniyah. Their issue: Iranian dams that have stemmed...
The Fight for the Northern Iraq-Syria Border
Michael Knights – Washington Institute At the symbolic level, Iran and its proxies are achieving great success in planting their flags...