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Whither the Arab League?

Another multilateral organisation shattered by the Iraq war must consider how to pull itself together.

The New Abraham

The retired US general tasked with forming an interim administration in Iraq is very excited to be in the cradle of civilization. Sadly for us, it's now lying in ruins.

Comment: An Open Letter to Ahmad Chalabi

An appeal to the Iraqi opposition leader to address long-standing accusations of financial misdealing.

The 'Who's Next' Syndrome

Arab states are obsessed with America's next moves, and no regime is more concerned than the House of Saud.

Kurds Go Back to the Future

Life in Iraqi Kurdistan is returning to normal, with prices falling and students going back to school.

Imagined Community

Speaking Iraqi to Iraqi, one observer sees beyond the division and discord plaguing the country in the aftermath of the war.

Seeking Security

America's failure to provide basic protection is provoking demonstrations and seeding distrust.

Town Honours Saddam Assailants

The conspirators of Dijail settled on a plan to rid the country of its dictator 22 years ago.

Horrors of War Relived

Soldiers recount their experiences in the last days of the Saddam regime.

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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