How did the protests begin and what do demonstrators want? By  Nermin Ismail and Rainer Sollich The protests in Iraq did not exactly come as a surprise. Last year, a wave of protests washed over the country as well, hitting the southern city….

An assessment of current developments in Iraq from a left-wing activist after the beginning of the ongoing protests on 1 October 2019. The conversation took place via phone call on 3 October after the Iraqi government shut down all Internet….

By Zahra Ali This blog is available to read in Arabic here. Since 2015 Iraq has been experiencing an unprecedented movement of popular protests that is mobilising a whole generation of its youth, demanding a radical change of regime. Based on….

Interview by Jadaliyya With Zahra Ali Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Zahra Ali (ZA): I wrote this book to shed light on the rich and unique social history of feminisms in Iraq as well as on Iraqi….

by Omar Aljaffal — a poet and journalist from Iraq This piece originally appeared in Arabic on ultrasawt.com on 2.15.17 and was translated by Ali Issa. All told: 8 dead and over 200 wounded at a protest that broke out this past Saturday in….

Who are the founders of ISIS? We all are. Aug 17, 2016 Last week, Donald Trump repeatedly declared that Barrack Obama and Hilary Clinton are the “co-founders” of ISIS, and the U.S. news cycle predictably clicked into a familiar pattern. Fact-check. Feature….

A new wave of protest in Iraq has forced the government to acknowledge fundamental problems with the sectarian power-sharing agreement. Ali Issa This August, a harsh heat wave across Iraq came alongside electricity blackouts, sending tens of thousands of people….

Against All Odds: Voices of Popular Struggle in Iraq is being co-published with the War Resisters League. by Tadween – Ali Issa Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?  Ali Issa (AI): I wrote this book to remedy the glaring lack of….