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From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza

The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes we’re now witnessing inevitable, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025

Suspicion, resentment, trauma, destruction – Beirut on the edge

An Al Jazeera cameraman describes his attempts to report from Beirut, navigating fear and anger on the streets.

Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2024

These 10 new travel books are a wonderful way to immerse yourself in a destination

Transformative travel writing on destinations from India to England, exploring history, wildlife, and personal journeys with empathy and action.

The Hindu · Apr 12, 2024

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Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad watched Saddam's statue topple in 2003. His 'standout' war memoir de-centres the West

Baghdad native and former architect Ghaith Abdul-Ahad traces his start as a journalist to the day Saddam Hussein’s statue was toppled in central Baghdad, on April 9 2003 – two weeks after US troops invaded the city.

The Conversation · Aug 6, 2023

Guns, cash, and frozen chicken: the militia boss doling out aid in Baghdad

Former Shia fighter who had murderous reputation during civil war now offers help to city’s widows and orphans

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

A Stranger in Your Own City by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad review – 20 years of frustration and fury in Iraq

The architects of the 2003 invasion promised change and democracy. This book shatters western assumptions, shows the effect on Iraqis of cycles of violence – and offers cautious hope

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023

A Stranger in Your Own City by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad review – inside Iraq’s two decades of war

The decorated journalist paints a tragic, brutal picture of the buildup to a conflict that engulfed a nation, and those who sought to profit from the war

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023

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Death in the marshes: environmental calamity hits Iraq’s unique wetlands

Rivers and lakes that have nurtured communities since civilisation’s dawn are drying up, as drought leads to hunger, displacement and simmering conflict

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2023

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