Society
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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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Ministry of Youth and Sport Back New Rehabilitation Initiative
The Iraq Ministry of Youth and Sports, under the supervision of the Department of Sports Medicine, has created a rehabilitation program for young addicts using the medium of sports to improve their physical and emotional state. The program was officially announced on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Youth…
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Ramadan Food Bank Introduced in Iraq By the Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Culture’s Dar Al-Mamoun for Translation and Publishing has launched today, 23 February, this year’s first edition of its quarterly English magazine, Gilgamesh, with a focus on the various Iraqi Women’s days celebrated in March. The new digital edition dedicated a section highlighting the role of Iraqi women in…
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Iraq Celebrates Lent and Ramadan in Harmony
This year, Iraq finds itself in a remarkable moment of spiritual harmony – in an event that occurs once every 30-33 years, Ramadan and Lent will coincide. Both began on the 18th of February this year. Ramadan is the month of prayer, and fasting from dawn to sunset in the…
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Iraq and UAE Collaborate on $700M Cable Network Project
Iraq has partnered with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to build a $700-million dollar cable network called the WorldLink Transit Cable Project(WorldLink). WorldLink will be a hybrid route, meaning that it will go from the sea starting in the UAE until it reaches Iraq’s Al-Faw Peninsula. It then branches into …
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Baghdad on Course for Economic Boost After Opening of Iraq Mall
The brand new Iraq Mall was opened earlier this week, establishing the foundations for an economic boost across Iraq, particularly in Baghdad. The opening is setting an important commercial milestone in the capital Baghdad. In this mall multiple fashion brands, both national and international, have opened stores making it a…
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Ministry Of Culture’s Quarterly English Magazine Celebrates Iraqi Women
The Ministry of Culture’s Dar Al-Mamoun for Translation and Publishing has launched today, 23 February, this year’s first edition of its quarterly English magazine, Gilgamesh, with a focus on the various Iraqi Women’s days celebrated in March. The new digital edition featured a section dedicated to highlighting the role of…
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Al Rasheed Theatre Shines Light on Dynamic Societal Issues
Directed by Haider Jukan, the play ‘Rejected’ hit the stage at Baghdad’s Al Rasheed theatre on the evening of February 10th. Covering a range of dynamic social issues, the play depicted instances of injustice and oppression across Iraq, with a central focus on women’s rights and human values – themes…
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Iraqi House of Fashion Supports Revival of Baghdad Textile Heritage
Organised by the Iraqi House of Fashion, an official visit to the General Company for Textile and Leather Industries’ carpet factory took place on Wednesday, 4th of February. Ms. Najwan Faris Abdullah, the Iraqi Fashion house’s Director General, organised the visit to the Kadhmiyah district based factory in cooperation with…
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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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