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Memories of Saddam

An exile remembers a childhood in Iraq, and the fear that followed his family well beyond the country's borders.

Turkish Tensions over Mosul and Kirkuk

Kurdish advances into key oil cities have raised alarms in Ankara over a possible Kurdish political entity in Iraq.

Death of a Leader

The killing of Abdul Majid in Najaf is a devastating blow to the hopes of Shias, and all Iraqis, to build a new and moderate society.

Comment: A Century of Arab Delusion

Iraq perfected a corrupted version of Arab nationalism, but it was Arab intellectuals who created and then abetted it. Can they ever change their spots?

Comment: His Own Man

Ahmad Chalabi: self-seeking agent of American imperialism or genuine champion of freedom?

Comment: Don't Let the Kurd See His Mother!

By Yildirim Turker in Istanbul (ICR No. 15, 17-April-03)

The Role of the Intellectual in Shaping the New Iraq

By Jamal Heidar in London (ICR No. 15, 17-April-03)

Under American Eyes: Not Liberation, but End of Beginning of History

By Samir Rebeiz in Beirut (ICR No. 15, 17-April-03)

America's New Iraqi Order: Promising Democracy While Protecting Abusers

By Julie Flint in Beirut (ICR No. 15, 17-April-03)

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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