Iraqis voted a year ago but still don’t have a government Hamzeh Hadad - October 10, 2022 Iraq’s democracy depends on consensus — yet parties in the minority in parliament don’t want to take the opposition role
Iraq’s populist leader quit parliament. What happens now? Renad Mansour and Benedict Robin-D’Cruz - June 21, 2022 Rallying anti-establishment protests strengthened Muqtada al-Sadr’s hand in the past. It might not work now.
Iraqis protest deadly hospital fires as symptom of embedded corruption Renad Mansour - July 19, 2021 Demands for a stable electricity supply also raise the stakes in this fall’s election
Iraq’s protests haven’t yet changed the system — but they’re transforming Iraqis’ belief in themselves Munqith al-Dagher - December 9, 2019 New survey data shows that demonstrators feel more important, and prouder to be Iraqi, than before.
Iraqi protesters demand constitutional change. Can they make it happen? Safwan Al-Amin and Marsin Alshamary - November 6, 2019 Learning from past mistakes is key.
The role of Iraq’s influential Shiite clerics is changing. Here’s how. Marsin Alshamary - February 4, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83379" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Qais al-Khazali, the leader of the
Who to blame for the protests in Basra, Iraq? Safwan Al-Amin and Marsin Alshamary - September 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77741" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters trample a portrait of Iran's
Women’s rights are under threat in Iraq Zahra Ali - November 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66419" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iraqis register their names before voting
A striking positive shift in Sunni opinion in Iraq is underway. Here’s what it means. Munqith al-Dagher and Karl Kaltenthaler - September 14, 2017 Iraqi security forces have made great progress toward defeating the
Will Trump’s new rules make it harder to get asylum in the U.S.? That will vary dramatically from one judge to the next. Richard Vengroff - June 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60393" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chaldean Americans protest against the seizure