Iraq

An Unsafe Haven: Essential Reading on World Refugee Day

On World Refugee Day, we think everyone should read An Unsafe Haven by Nada Awar…

The Last Optimist in Baghdad

The Last Optimist in Baghdad by Dr Brian Brivati is the true story of Ghassan…

Letters from Baghdad: The female Lawrence of Arabia that the history books ignored

Any student or observer of the Middle East has likely heard of a young man…

#dontjustprayforparis

The world is reeling in shock this weekend after a series of attacks claimed 129…

Nareen Shammo: One Woman vs. the Islamic State

The spoils of war. That is what many Yazidi women and girls have become as…