Iraq

Kurdish Lessons Leave Arabs Cold

Arab students’ neglect of Iraq’s second language adds cultural dimension to political dispute.

2 Oct 09

Teachers in poor Baghdad suburb try to accommodate large number of student by limiting school hours.

30 Sep 09

Row over war reparations damages already-strained relations.

29 Sep 09

IWPR newspaper produced during elections in Iraqi Kurdistan wins praise for balance and presentation.

25 Sep 09

Young people in semi-autonomous region reject Arabic language, amid rising tensions with Baghdad.

24 Sep 09

As more US troops are diagnosed, Iraq says it can cope.

22 Sep 09

Iraqi prime minister’s choice of coalition partners expected to have significant bearing on his re-election bid.

17 Sep 09

IWPR report prompts hospital to offer land mine victims aid.

16 Sep 09

Couples honeymoon in “Saddam suite” of pillaged riverside palace.

16 Sep 09

Iraqi teenager’s story of survival on the mean streets of Shia city.

15 Sep 09

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