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Baghdad, Iraq

Contributors: Naseer Hassan, Sadek Mohammed, Soheil Najm, Gulala Nouri

Baghdad, Iraq

« There you are returning to her once more. You never knew how many times you left and how many times you said you would never go back to her. » —Sadek Mohammah, Archaeology of Scorched Cities

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Al-Bab Asharqi (Baghdad Downtown) 1. Alleys A gate for the distant place and death. 2. …............ ….................. …........................ With our bloody coats we will bring down the city where the... media_text	Seven Attempts to Portray Mr. President 1 He is alone in the hall, red cup in hand, feather hat on head. Through the window one can see scattered corpses, knocked down trees and a handful of rabid dogs wandering... media_text	Mutanabi Street media_image
Arabic Calligraphy on the Streets of Baghdad 3 media_image	Interview with Naseer Hassan sr_media_youtube	No Paradise outside the Window He is busy with his scattered papers. The muzzle of the old pistol is looking at him in provocation. Poetry is the noblest thing in language, and the whiteness of the papers is death. They... media_text
Biografia Militaria in Eight Movements When a man begets war and doesn't know what to do with it, should he bathe it? Should he clothe it? Should he feed it? Should he comb its hair and send it with its siblings to school? ... media_text	From Being Here Eternity Surgical ward Previous generations Surgery table Swords Horses Minarets… And here we are On the same table -As it has been always- Naked With... media_text	Iraqis and the Real Resistance At last, a real Iraqi election, the event we have waited decades to see, is coming true. And now, as we prepare to vote, we remember all those who sacrificed their lives, their families and their youth, so that such... media_text
Behind Each Letter Between the predisposition to the Absolute, and the red walls of the labyrinth, the paths that lead to the meaning vary. And, whether the letter is a sword, a candlestick, or a wall-- the truth is farther... media_text	Interview with Sadek Mohammad sr_media_youtube	The Word and the Bullet The relationship between the word and the bullet is a complicated and tense one, or rather one of rivalry. Both of them compete for sovereignty over man's life. Unlike the other creatures, man has the privilege of... media_text

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