Stories about Iraq from August, 2007
Iraq: Saddam and His Palaces
Saddam Hussein and his palaces are the subject of a new book to hit the shelves, reports The Angry Arab News Service.
Iraq: Police Bully Boy
Ala from Iraq recalls a horrifying incident in which a 12-year-old Iraqi child was bullied by police in 1997. The boy ended stabbing a policeman and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Iraq: Kurdistan Visit
Iraqi Hala, who lives in the UK, describes her trip to Kurdistan this summer.
Algeria: The Last Jew of Babylon
Nouri from Algeria links to a video which tells the story of the last Jew of Babylon here.
Landing at the Iraqi Blogodrome
Humiliation at the hands of the Jordanian border police; belief restored in Iraq; a report from the Iraqi city of Arbil and a life in the week of one Iraqi blogger are some of the essential tales I bring you today. Also find out what is really happening in the world of Iraqi politics.
Raed Jarrar's Final Say
Iraqi Raed Jarrar will finally have his say in court after filing for a discrimination law suit against a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official and JetBlue Airways for illegally discriminating against him based solely on the Arabic message on his t-shirt and his ethnicity.
The Plight of Iraqis in Jordan
Last of the Iraqis recalls how humiliation and terror replaced a long deserved holiday in Jordan in a moving post which chronicles the inhumane treatment Iraqis receive at the Amman Airport.
Libya: The Psychological Price of the Iraq War
Libyan Tasnim tallies up the psychological price of the war in Iraq in this post.
Iraq: Gross Misunderstanding of Reality
Iraqi blogger Alaa, The Mesopotamian, writes about the gross misunderstandings among people in Canada to reality in Iraq.
Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq
Live from Baghdad relates to us the humanitarian crisis in Iraq.
Iraqi Government in Turmoil
Marc Lynch updates us on the latest storm facing the Iraqi government.
Arabisto: Where Arab Americans Make a Difference
Arabisto is an Arab American blog where Arab Americans make a difference. This week I speak to founder Nadia Gergis who tells us about the site, why and how it started and the future it holds for them.
Iraq: Warning to Arab Ambassadors
Ladybird from Iraq writes about problems which could happen when Arab countries send Ambassadors to Iraq.
UAE: Iraqi Anthem Shame
D B Shobrawy, from Egypt, discusses the embarrassment caused after the victorious Iraqi national football team was welcomed in the UAE to the tunes of the old Iraqi national anthem – and how some players walked off in protest.
Algeria: US Policies in the Middle East
Nouri from the Algeria sheds light on US policy in the Middle East in this post.
Campaign to Unblock Kurdish Blogs in the Middle East
Mideast Youth is spearheading a campaign to stop censorship against the Kurdish blogs and websites in the Middle East.
Turkey: Stray Bullet Killers
“Shame on anyone who fires a pistol as an expression of joy,” writes Amerikan Turk, following the death of people from stray bullets during celebrations in Iraq, which clinched the Asian Football Championship.
Iraq: Absolute Poverty
Ladybird from Iraq posts a video highlighting poverty in Iraq.
Iraq: Google Censorship Slammed
Ladybird from Iraq accuses Google of censorship after her YouTube videos were deemed unpublishable.
