Zaineb Naji
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Despite the risks, a journalist has decided to remain in Baghdad and work towards a better future than go into exile.
They plan to form a grand opposition alliance and may seek to bring down the government.
As more and more Shia and Sunni are displaced by the violence, a market in housing exchanges is emerging, complete with estate agents and short-term contracts.
Higher education in Baghdad and other troubled cities dealt a blow as lecturers flee sectarian violence for the Kurdish north.
Officials say they’ve learnt from mistakes made in previous military operations.
The capital endures another upsurge in sectarian violence, which many here see as the start of civil war.
Many of the capital’s residential neighbourhoods are in the grip of Muslim extremists.
Prime Minister Maliki's national unity project is struggling as the killings continue relentlessly.
Women who hold seats in parliament worry they will be passed by when posts in the new cabinet are allocated.