Activists Defy Extremists in Call for Tolerance
Female civil society campaigners work with clerics from different faiths to promote dialogue and unity.
16 Dec 06
Syria
Best Minds Join Iraqi Exodus
Brain drain concerns as number of Iraqis emigrating to escape violence multiplies.
22 Nov 06
American Pullout Would Shatter Democratic Hopes
A swift end to the multinational military presence would lead to mayhem, with the army still incapable of holding down armed militias and al-Qaeda insurgents.
13 Nov 06
Dream Homes Turn Off Erbil Residents
With many locals struggling to pay their rents, plans for a luxury development have not gone down well.
10 Oct 06
Violence Drives Doctors From Iraq
Patients suffer as medics under threat leave the country.
19 Sep 06
Mobile Phones Used to Text Threats
Modern cellphones may be convenient, but many Iraqis are abandoning them because they bear nothing but bad news.
13 Sep 06
Sulaimaniyah Beauticians in Demand
With no Islamic militants to threaten them, beauty salons in the Kurdish north are attracting droves of customers.
7 Aug 06
Cockfighting More Popular Than Ever
Bird flu scare did little to hinder a traditional spectator sport in the Kurdish north.
4 Aug 06
Renewed Fears of Militancy in Kabardino-Balkaria
Police patrol the streets and comb the mountains in search of the armed Islamic forces that raided Nalchik last year.
6 Jul 06
Kirkuk Christians Fear Rising Violence
Sectarianism and growing Islamic power concerns Christians in this ethnically mixed city.
6 Jun 06
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