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Interview—The Past, Present and Future of Iraq’s Cultural Heritage
In the complex of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri and al-Habda Minaret, destroyed by ISIS in 2017. An earlier prayer hall and ablution rooms, dating to the 12th century, were discovered during the preparations for reconstruction. Mosul, Iraq, 2022. Ismael Adnan Yaqoob/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Interview—The Past, Present and Future of Iraq’s Cultural Heritage

A conversation with archaeologists Mark Altaweel and Jaafar Jotheri.
Mark Altaweel, Jaafar Jotheri, Hannah Parsons-Morgan • 14 min read
Perpetual Protest and the Failure of the post-2003 Iraqi State
Image of a protester and the Turkish restaurant building in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, designed by Atef Al-Jaffal/Jummar.A Tishreeni mural from Tahrir Square, Baghdad. Photograph by author.A Tishreeni mural from Tahrir Square, Baghdad. Photograph by author.The November 2020 Sadrist demonstration at the Turkish restaurant. Photograph by the author.Safaa Al SarayThe Turkish restaurant during Tishreen. Photograph by the author.Hashd commemoration in Tahrir Square of the first anniversary of the assassination of Abu Mahdi al Muhandis and Qasim Suleimani. January 2021. Khalid Al-Mousily/ReutersBanner on the Turkish restaurant announcing the forthcoming Tishreen Museum. Photograph by the author.
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Perpetual Protest and the Failure of the post-2003 Iraqi State

Tishreen transformed Iraq's protest culture. Can protest transform the post-2003 state?
Fanar Haddad • 13 min read