Iraqi Protesters Have Created A 'Mini-State' In Baghdad's Tahrir Square
Offering services their government has failed to provide, Iraq's protesters have created a 'mini-state in Baghdad's Tahrir Square.
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Baghdad's 'Turkish Restaurant' becomes potent symbol of Iraq's uprising
The building locally known as the "Turkish Restaurant" has become a symbol of the recent Iraqi protests, as it overlooks both the Green Zone, Iraq's centre of power, and Tahrir Square, the main protest location.
Hip hop, poetry and Shia iconography: How Tahrir Square gave birth to...
The people who built the spectacle and spirit of Tahrir Square and other protest sites, through hip hop, poetry and Shia iconography, and indeed Iraqis in general, deserve better.
Amid violence and tragedy, Iraqi protests become art hub
As anti-government protests across Iraq enter their third month, they are being turned into plays, paintings, poems and literature.
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Iraqis Read Quran, Bible And Torah To Commemorate Protest Deaths
A group of activists in the Iraqi capital Baghdad implemented a campaign bringing local resident to read the Quran, the Bible and the Torah together in solidarity with those who lost their lives in the protests.
Iraqi Artists Depict Trials And Tribulations Of Protesters
Young Iraqi artists are supporting the protest movement in the country through a theatrical representation of the protesters' trials and tribulations.
Iraq: The Natural And Cultural Heritage Of Tal Afar
The town of Tal Afar in the Nineveh Province of Iraq possess a wealth of natural and cultural heritage as demonstrated by the locals in this video report.
Cultural Centre Transforms One Of The Poorest Districts Of Tunisia
Cultural activist, Lsa’ad al-Zawari, has established a cultural centre in one of the poorest suburbs of Tunis City. In doing so, Lsa'ad and his volunteers cleaned an area that used to be a landfill. They hope that such projects will inspire positive change across Tunisia while connecting Tunisians to their history.