Iraq anniversary 2013

Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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