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Collective Punishme...
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00:22:22 04/28/09

House demolitions in Adhamiya have been one of many tactics employed by the United States military in its attempts to quell violence and insurgents in the troubled...

Collective Punishment: Iraq to Afghanistan

Added 04/28/09
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Collective Punishment: Iraq to Afghanistan

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House demolitions in Adhamiya have been one of many tactics employed by the United States military in its attempts to quell violence and insurgents in the troubled neighborhood. The tactic of house demolition has been a familiar one to the United States, used as early as 2003 to destroy the homes of suspected insurgents. This [...]

Liquor Shops Open f...
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14:00:40 03/30/09

[Editor’s Note: We’d like to thank Salam Pax for his handy assistance with translation. You may have noticed Alive in Baghdad has not been updating regularly. Due ...

Liquor Shops Open for Business

Added 03/30/09
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Liquor Shops Open for Business

[LESS INFO] 5 VIEWS | ADDED 14:00:40 03/30/09
[Editor’s Note: We’d like to thank Salam Pax for his handy assistance with translation. You may have noticed Alive in Baghdad has not been updating regularly. Due to financial constraints and our own difficulties with the global economic downturn, we’ve had trouble keeping translators on staff. Can you help? Please email us at aliveinbaghdad at [...]

US Withdrawing as M...
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23:54:12 03/03/09

Last week, President Barack Obama fulfilled one of his campaign promises to the US electorate when he laid out his public plan to have the US military withdraw fro...

US Withdrawing as Media Retreat from Iraq

Added 03/03/09
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US Withdrawing as Media Retreat from Iraq

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Last week, President Barack Obama fulfilled one of his campaign promises to the US electorate when he laid out his public plan to have the US military withdraw from Iraq by 2010. While some have bristled at Obama’s decision to leave 50,000 troops stationed in Iraq for support and advisory roles, the reaction from Iraqi [...]

Journalists in Dang...
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09:00:32 02/23/09

Journalism in Iraq is a deadly business. The Committee to Protect Journalism, an international NGO focusing on dangers for journalists worldwide, has repeatedly ra...

Journalists in Danger Despite Drop in Censorship

Added 02/23/09
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Journalists in Danger Despite Drop in Censorship

[LESS INFO] 5 VIEWS | ADDED 09:00:32 02/23/09
Journalism in Iraq is a deadly business. The Committee to Protect Journalism, an international NGO focusing on dangers for journalists worldwide, has repeatedly ranked Iraq as one of the deadliest countries for journalists to work in. Rayat al-Arab, an Iraqi newspaper associated with the Movement of Arab Nationalists, is no exception to these dangerous conditions. In [...]

Baghdad Hospitals I...
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06:36:45 02/17/09

Previously on Alive in Baghdad, our correspondents have documented the issues facing pharmacists and the distribution of medicine in Iraq. Following up on that, th...

Baghdad Hospitals Improve Slowly

Added 02/17/09
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Baghdad Hospitals Improve Slowly

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Previously on Alive in Baghdad, our correspondents have documented the issues facing pharmacists and the distribution of medicine in Iraq. Following up on that, this week we examine the problems and opportunities for Iraqi doctors and hospital workers, as well as the patients themselves. There have been significant gains in the health care situation thanks [...]

Some Words from Al-...
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10:57:39 02/10/09

The results of Iraq’s 2009 provincial elections are in, and while the statistics are clear, the consequences are more difficult to discern. What can be noted for s...

Some Words from Al-Sadr Spokesman

Added 02/10/09
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Some Words from Al-Sadr Spokesman

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The results of Iraq’s 2009 provincial elections are in, and while the statistics are clear, the consequences are more difficult to discern. What can be noted for sure is that political parties who campaigned on a stronger central government and a unified Iraq, such as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Daa’wa party, prospered at the ballot [...]

Night Life Returns ...
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12:26:00 02/02/09

What used to be a rare scene in war-torn Iraq is becoming quite common again: Families gather in lush parks after prayers and breakfast and stay until all hours of...

Night Life Returns to Baghdad

Added 02/02/09
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Night Life Returns to Baghdad

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What used to be a rare scene in war-torn Iraq is becoming quite common again: Families gather in lush parks after prayers and breakfast and stay until all hours of the night. Small children play, old men battle for supremacy in dominoes, and young men gathered around hot teas argue over politics - all possible due [...]

Fake Pharmacies Pla...
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08:23:25 01/27/09

VIDEO - IRAQ, BAGHDAD - Tales of tainted merchandise, non-existent oversight, and government extortion may seem like headlines from sensationalist western media, b...

Fake Pharmacies Plague Iraq

Added 01/27/09
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Fake Pharmacies Plague Iraq

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VIDEO - IRAQ, BAGHDAD - Tales of tainted merchandise, non-existent oversight, and government extortion may seem like headlines from sensationalist western media, but these are also just some of the problems facing pharmacists in Iraq today. Though the central government has taken steps to restore order to the pharmaceutical industry, a myriad of a problems [...]

Pastry Shops Thrivi...
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20:54:56 01/19/09

Even through the darkest days of the invasion and civil war, Iraq’s candy and pastry makers have endured it all. Some see the profession as just another trade to p...

Pastry Shops Thriving in Iraq

Added 01/19/09
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Pastry Shops Thriving in Iraq

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Even through the darkest days of the invasion and civil war, Iraq’s candy and pastry makers have endured it all. Some see the profession as just another trade to provide for their family, but many also see it as a creative outlet. Their traditional Zoond Al-Sit and Baqlawa draw Iraqis from miles around just for a [...]

Ashura, A Sign of t...
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22:47:23 01/12/09

The Day of Ashura, which commemorates the slaying of Hussein ibn Ali, is one of the holiest days in Shiite Islam. Each year, millions of Shi’a pilgrims gather at s...

Ashura, A Sign of the Times

Added 01/12/09
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Ashura, A Sign of the Times

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The Day of Ashura, which commemorates the slaying of Hussein ibn Ali, is one of the holiest days in Shiite Islam. Each year, millions of Shi’a pilgrims gather at shrines in Iraq to mourn the loss of Imam Husayn, a hero of Islam and a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. Although in recent years the holiday [...]

Iraq’s Free Press?
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07:12:29 01/06/09

VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad - Newspapers in Iraq have a long history during Iraq’s various regimes and government changes. These changes left a strong impact on writing,...

Iraq’s Free Press?

Added 01/06/09
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Iraq’s Free Press?

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VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad - Newspapers in Iraq have a long history during Iraq’s various regimes and government changes. These changes left a strong impact on writing, journalism, and educating the Iraqi population. There were very few newspapers or magazines in the 40s and 50s, and the number of news journals during the government of [...]

After Saddam, Build...
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17:12:42 12/29/08

VIDEO - Iraq, Amarah - Deep in the southeast of Iraq along the border with Iran lies the Governorate of Maysan. Approximately 800,000 Iraqis live there, most follo...

After Saddam, Building Amarah

Added 12/29/08
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After Saddam, Building Amarah

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VIDEO - Iraq, Amarah - Deep in the southeast of Iraq along the border with Iran lies the Governorate of Maysan. Approximately 800,000 Iraqis live there, most followers of the Shi’ite Islamic sect. During the war between Iraq and Iran in the 1980s Maysan province was the site of some of the biggest battle fields. Because [...]

Journalists Still A...
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17:34:02 12/22/08

Just over a year ago, Ali Shafeya Al-Moussawi, a journalist and correspondent for Alive in Baghdad, received a knock at his door. It was just after 11:30 at night,...

Journalists Still At Risk in Iraq

Added 12/22/08
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Journalists Still At Risk in Iraq

[LESS INFO] 5 VIEWS | ADDED 17:34:02 12/22/08
Just over a year ago, Ali Shafeya Al-Moussawi, a journalist and correspondent for Alive in Baghdad, received a knock at his door. It was just after 11:30 at night, outside Ali was greeted with an Iraqi National Guard convoy. Hearing gunshots, Ali’s neighbors frantically tried to reach him by phone, to no avail. When his [...]

Mosques in Iraq’s C...
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16:53:03 12/15/08

VIDEO - Baghdad, Iraq - Al-Qa’eda used Islam as a way of drawing a wide base in Arab and Muslim countries, while in Iraq other militias manipulated local Imams and...

Mosques in Iraq’s Civil War

Added 12/15/08
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Mosques in Iraq’s Civil War

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VIDEO - Baghdad, Iraq - Al-Qa’eda used Islam as a way of drawing a wide base in Arab and Muslim countries, while in Iraq other militias manipulated local Imams and Muslim clerics. Both saw controlling mosques as a tactic for providing secure gathering points as well as a steady supply of new recruits. Many Imams chose [...]

Ramadan Brings Opti...
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17:25:42 12/08/08

VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad/Sadr City – Ramadan is an important religious event for the Muslim community all over the world. In Iraq it is special too, people in Iraq co...

Ramadan Brings Optimism to Sadr City

Added 12/08/08
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Ramadan Brings Optimism to Sadr City

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VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad/Sadr City – Ramadan is an important religious event for the Muslim community all over the world. In Iraq it is special too, people in Iraq consider it as a family occasion, and a time for the family to meet. One of the Iraqi traditions is to play a game called “Mahibs” after [...]

Still No Electricit...
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14:48:34 12/01/08

VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad – The electricity is the second greatest concern for the Iraqi people after security. Iraqis have suffered from a lack of electricity before ...

Still No Electricity Surge

Added 12/01/08
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Still No Electricity Surge

[LESS INFO] 5 VIEWS | ADDED 14:48:34 12/01/08
VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad – The electricity is the second greatest concern for the Iraqi people after security. Iraqis have suffered from a lack of electricity before the war and have been angry to see it continue after. The excuse most often given by Saddam’s regime was the impact of the sanctions and the lack [...]

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Collective Punishment: Iraq to Afghanistan

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Collective Punishment: Iraq to Afghanistan
04/28/09

House demolitions in Adhamiya have been one of many tactics employed by the United States military in its attempts to quell violence and insurgents in the troubled neighborhood. The tactic of house demolition has been a familiar one to the United States, used as early as 2003 to destroy the homes of suspected insurgents. This [...]