Iraq
Samarra Rises
In Iraq, the restoration of the shattered Mosque of the Golden Dome brings together Sunnis and Shiites in an unlikely alliance
January 2009 |
By Joshua Hammer
In Iraq, a Monastery Rediscovered
Near Mosul, War Has Helped and Hindered Efforts to Excavate the 1,400-Year-Old Dair Mar Elia Monastery
September 16, 2008 |
By James Foley
Looting Iraq
No one was prepared for the pillaging of Baghdad's Iraq Museum in 2003, but a fast-thinking Marine officer Col. Matthew Bogdanos, improvised an investigation—and helped recover thousands of stolen antiquities
February 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Risks and Riddles
The Soviet Union was a puzzle. Al Qaeda is a mystery. Why we need to know the difference
June 2007 |
By Gregory F. Treverton
Return to the Marsh
The effort to restore the Marsh Arabs' traditional way of life in southern Iraqvirtually eradicated by Saddam Hussein faces new threats.
October 2006 |
By Joshua Hammer
An Interview with Josh Hammer, Author of "Return to the Marsh"
Ben Block spoke with Josh about Iraq and reporting in dangerous regions of the world.
October 01, 2006 |
By Ben Block
Iraq's Resilient Minority
Shaped by persecution, tribal strife and an unforgiving landscape, Iraq's Kurds have put their dream of independence on hold-for now
December 2005 |
By Andrew Cockburn
Baghdad Beyond the Headlines
From gleeful schoolkids to a literary scholar who loves Humphrey Bogart, a photographer captures a reawakening but still wary city
February 2004 |
By Lois Raimondo
Iraq's Oppressed Majority
For nearly a century, the nation's 15 million Shiite Muslims have been denied access to political power. How their demands are met in the months to come could well determine Iraq's future
December 2003 |
By Andrew Cockburn
Saving Iraq's Treasures
As archaeologists worldwide help recover looted artifacts, they worry for the safety of the great sites of early civilization.
June 2003 |
By Andrew Lawler
Iraq's Unruly Century
Ever since Britain carved the nation out of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the land long known as Mesopotamia has been wracked by instability
May 2003 |
By Jonathan Kandell
