Iraq

PocketCultures world tour: best of 2011

• Across cultures
• Argentina
• Australia
• Brazil
• Canada
• Costa Rica
• France
• Hong Kong
• India
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Japan
• Kyrgyzstan
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Philippines
• Portugal
• Topics of the World
• Turkey
• UK
• USA

December 31, 2011

1

Happy New Year! Our roundup of 2011 begins with a reminder that 1st January is not the [...]

Letter from Basra, Iraq

• Iraq
• People
• Topics of the World
• Travel

September 9, 2011

5

Dear S. A few days ago I arrived in Basra – upon stepping out of the plane, [...]

Everyday in Iraq

• Blogs of the World
• Iraq

September 14, 2010

Iraq is still in the news a lot, but many reports have a military angle. How can [...]

Iraqi barbeque

• Food
• Iraq
• Topics of the World

October 30, 2009

Thanks to Najma for sharing these kebabs on the barbeque from Iraq. Do you want to share [...]

Iraqi food for Jewish New Year

• Celebrations
• Food
• Iraq
• Religion
• Topics of the World

September 29, 2008

This week Jews are celebrating the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. Many Jews eat sweet foods during [...]

A Star from Mosul

• Blogs of the World
• Iraq

February 15, 2008

Written by Najma, which means ‘star’ in Arabic, this is the the blog of an engineering university [...]

Riverbend: Baghdad Burning

• Blogs of the World
• Iraq

August 31, 2007

http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com Riverbend gives a first hand account of life in Baghdad. It can be painful reading, as [...]