Al Jazeera has reported statements by a Sunni woman that she was raped by three Shia-led police force members after she was detained over the weekend.Iraq’s prime minister ordered an investigation into the allegations made by the 20-year-old married woman on Monday, but a senior Iraq police official has disputed the claim… read more on [...]

This post was written by Khalid Jarrar for his blog “Tell Me a Secret” and cross-posted to the Olivebranch Network.
 
I wrote this letter to my good friends M. and then thought i would share it with you, too. I hope lots of Iraqis get to read it.
 ”M. my dear, it’s been a long time since [...]

Seventh in a beautiful series of paintings by Baghdad Artist

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Sunday 18 February, 10:16am Perth Time.
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Note to contributors: you may notice a few differences on login and when posting, the setup is still the same just a bit prittier and with more options!!! More information will be provided as further [...]

The week was hectic. Classes to finish the syllabus, followed by terminal exams, deadlines for presentations and submitting papers but still Valentine was the main topic of the week. Lecturers included it as an example almost in each class. Seasonal and events promotion for marketing was the best example. Students bragged about their plans and [...]

Cross posted from First Words, First Walk… First in Iraq
Mum and I greeted stepdad’s decision to let the nameless stray dog – which we have started to refer to as ‘his-dog’ – spend the nights in the driveway with angry protests.
We both resorted to reason, teasing and every possible way to talk him out of [...]

Its been a while since my last post and I have had time to rest, take stock and come to some picture of what is happening. And what is happening? is the question on everybody’s mind. The problem with blogs, like most of the news media, is that they all present small strips of information [...]

Written by Faiza al-Araji for her blog and crossposted to the Olivebranch Network in-series.
This part follows on from Part 1.
Abdul-Kareem Kaseem was killed in a traitorous way, he was shot in the building of the TV and Radio Broadcasting Station somehow, and they took film of him on the chair, dead, with the stupid soldier [...]

Cross posted from First Words, First Walk…. First in Iraq
I was once asked to be a matchmaker for a guy whose sister said he’s looking for a wife with specific qualifications, and since I have a bulky phonebook, I might help him find Miss Right. I racked my brain a tad and came up with [...]