PHOTO INTERVIEWS
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A Remarkable Journey Through the Iraqi Marshes with Zoe
When people imagine Iraq, they rarely picture wetlands stretching to the horizon, narrow boats gliding between tall reeds, or families welcoming visitors with fresh buffalo cream and warm bread at sunrise. Yet in the southern Iraqi marshes, life continues to exist much as it has for centuries: quietly and uninterrupted.…
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Empowering Iraqi Women Journalists: Interview with Christa Waegemann
As Iraq continues to embrace progress and development across all fields, the increasing role of women in the public sphere becomes an important step towards building a more equitable society. Since 2020, the German organisation ‘Media in Cooperation and Transition’ (MICT) has managed projects dedicated to supporting Iraqi women journalists…
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Photos: Interview with ‘Floodlines’ Author Saleem Haddad
On February 18th, Iraqi-Palestinian author, Saleem Haddad, celebrated the UK release of his latest novel, ‘Floodlines’, with a conversation with the 2023 Desmond Elliot Residency prize winner, Santanu Bhattacharya, at Waterstones bookshop. Click here to read the full interview with author Saleem Haddad. At its heart, Floodlines is a novel about…
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Iraqi Storytelling and Legacy: Interview with ‘Floodlines’ Author Saleem Haddad
From The Epic of Gilgamesh, the world’s oldest surviving written story, to Al-Mutanabbi, widely regarded as one of the most influential poets in the Arabic language, Iraq’s cultural heritage is deeply rooted in storytelling. For centuries, stories have provided a space for creative expression, emotional release and, at times, quiet…
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Storytelling, Diaspora and Identity: Interview with Roots & Narratives Podcast
Across the media narratives which dominate the global news, Iraq is too often talked about, more than it is listened to. As the global Iraqi diaspora continues to grow in number, platforms like the Roots and Narrative / Al-Nafs Podcast offer space for an exploration of Iraqi identity beyond the…
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Living Iraqi Civilisation: Interview with Tour Guide Ibrahim Saleh
For thousands of years, Iraq has been more than a location it is the cradle of human history. Along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates, the first city was built, the first words were inscribed, and the first law was written. Here, history is not a distant memory; it…
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Iraq – Beyond Your Imagination: Interview with Tour Guide Husain Rasheed
Home to Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilisation, and the famed ‘land between two rivers’, Iraq is a country with a rich and complex history, one that has often cast a shadow over its modern tourism potential. Husain Rasheed, originally from Babylon, has been working as a tour guide with The…
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Yousif Hani Al-Waeli on Architecture and Iraq’s Built Future
Trained in Baghdad and now practicing in the UAE, Yousif Hani Al-Waeli is an Iraqi architect whose work combines architecture, urban design, and cultural heritage. With a specific focus on Iraq’s built environment, his work ranges from community-based housing in the southern marshes to policy advocacy, aiming to integrate cultural…
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Iraq’s Hidden Beauty: Interview with British Travel Influencer, Jay Palfrey
Once the cradle of Mesopotamian civilisation, modern day Iraq often becomes an overlooked tourist destination in global narratives. Today, Iraq is steadily gaining recognition for its rich cultural history and warm hospitality. Since his first visit in 2021, British travel influencer Jay Palfrey has returned to Iraq over ten times.…
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River of Black Stone Exhibition: Interview with Artist Emii Alrai
Art has long been a powerful means of navigating identity, history, and personal experience. For Emii Alrai, a British-Iraqi artist, sculpture and installation serve as a way to interrogate heritage, materiality, and the structures that shape our understanding of the past. At Compton Verney in Warwickshire, Emii Alrai’s latest exhibition,…
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