Iraq anniversary 2013
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
Abu Hussein, an Iraqi refugee, is reticent to speak of his experiences in Egypt — most refugees are. He regards…
For Egypt and Iraq, economic cooperation overshadows political talk
Business
March 25, 2013
For Egypt and Iraq, economic cooperation overshadows political talk
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil’s recent visit to Iraq may mark the beginning of a new era in a history of…
Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim has too many stories to tell
Books
March 24, 2013
Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim has too many stories to tell
In Hassan Blasim’s “The Song of the Goats,” hundreds of Iraqis “were waiting in queues to tell their stories. The…
There and back again: Egyptian workers remember their time in Iraq
Egypt
March 21, 2013
There and back again: Egyptian workers remember their time in Iraq
The invasion of Iraq in 2003 was a devastating day for Samir Shahin, even though more than a decade has…
Iraq: Beyond sectarian lines
Opinion
March 20, 2013
Iraq: Beyond sectarian lines
As the world marks 10 years since the US invasion of Iraq, many will be thinking of that place again,…
On the legacy of the Iraq War: Q&A with Rashid Khalidi
Egypt
March 20, 2013
On the legacy of the Iraq War: Q&A with Rashid Khalidi
In commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, Egypt Independent spoke to American historian Rashid Khalidi…
Artists and writers search for a common street in Iraq
Books
March 19, 2013
Artists and writers search for a common street in Iraq
Baghdad’s Al-Mutanabbi Street is perhaps the longest-lived book-selling neighborhood in the world. According to scholar Muhsin al-Musawi, the current bookshops…