Issue 432 of New Internationalist
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May 2010
May 2010
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Post-invasion Iraq - the facts
Twelve years of sanctions and seven years of occupation have taken their toll as Iraqis struggle with wrecked infrastructure and...
City of Life and Death
It’s only a feature film, and it’s shot in black and white, but City of Life and Death is an intense, indelible experience.
The power and the glory
Anarchy, violence and nostalgia for a golden age mark Iraqi politics in the run-up to the elections.
The waiting room
War and underfunding have decimated Iraq’s public health system, once the best in the Arab world.
‘Look sad like an Iraqi woman’
In a country of widows, women have borne the brunt of years of war, sanctions and occupation.
Hail Mary, full of grace
Iraqi Christians, once a million strong, face persecution in a post-secular society.