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Visiting fellow @ecfr | Adjunct fellow @CNASdc | Editor @IraqiThoughts | @cu_npsia & @ukings alumnus | All views are my own.

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

17 days

With the recent escalation in the Middle East, my latest policy paper for @ecfr provides a lens through which to understand Iraqi-Iranian relations. Proxy battles: Iraq, Iran, and the turmoil in the Middle East

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Proxy battles: Iraq, Iran, and the turmoil in the Middle East

The cycle of escalation in the Middle East since 7 October means Iraq has once again found itself a staging ground for Iranian-US conflict. But the relationship between Iraq and Iran is complex and…

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

2 years

The coolest cups, acquired from a coffee vending machine in Baghdad. 🇮🇶☕️

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3 years

On Fridays, we go to Shabandar cafe. #Baghdad

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6 years

When you really want to protest but have the most seats in the next government.

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2 years

A stroll down Baghdad’s Mutanabbi Street 📚☕️ #Ramadan

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

4 years

VP Mike Pence comes to Iraq. Skips Baghdad. Visits base in western Iraq and then meets with KRG officials in Erbil. And people wonder why Washington struggles to compete with Tehran in terms of bilateral relations with Baghdad.

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مايك بينس التقى نيجيرفان بارزاني رئيس اقليم كردستان

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3 years

Since we are in lockdown, here some photos from Baghdad’s iconic streets. Starting with Haifa Street in Karkh where my parents grew up. Pictured is the home of former Prime Minister and the first Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Tawfiq Al-Suwaidi.

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3 years

I moved to Baghdad two years ago and have witnessed first hand the issues and uphill struggles we face. @Pontifex ’s visit will not fix our problems for us, nor is it expected to, but it has brought us happiness, inspiration and a renewed sense of hope.

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4 years

Iraq doesn’t deserve this.

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3 years

Third generation coppersmith in Souk al-Safafeer showing me his grandfather’s certificate of his store from British occupied Baghdad dated 20/3/1918.

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2 years

I have lost count of how many sandstorms we have had this year. #Baghdad #Iraq

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4 years

“Experience Iraq’s Love” Presenting the coolest Pepsi cans yet.

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3 years

Surreal & moving seeing @Pontifex in Karradah, Baghdad where I am always in awe of the beautiful churches. So much pain inflicted & sadly swept under the rug. I hope this visit inspires the start to national reconciliation in Iraq. 📷 Marie Poussepin Church/كنيسة ماري بوسبان

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4 years

#Iraq books to read during this #covid19 curfew

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Iraq Books to Read this Summer - 1001 Iraqi Thoughts

1001iraqithoughts.com

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2 years

Iraqi tea is the best in the world.

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3 years

Finally found Rasan olive oil in Baghdad 🙌. Proudly manufactured and beautifully packaged in Halabja! #MadeInIraq

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

2 years

Baghdad’s first streetwear brand, @zuqaq13 opens its renovated store today 🙌

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3 years

In every map and aerial photo of Baghdad, you can see how curved the Tigris River is. For that reason, Baghdad is nicknamed “Al-Zawraa”, which can mean the curved.

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6 years

What a surreal feeling & an honour to vote on the same day as our brave men in uniform, who without their sacrifices, today would not have been possible. Iraq deserves your vote. #Iraq #IraqElections #Iraq2018

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3 years

The monument, rescue Iraqi culture, by Mohammed Ghani Hikmat, is one of my favourite of Baghdad’s statues because it represents both Iraq’s history and potential.

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3 years

اليصدمني شلون يفتخر بعض السياسيين بالتصويت في مناطقهم، ويدخلون المدارس التعبانة بلا خجل ولا يسألون نفسهم ليش الأطفال العراقيين يتعلمون بهيچ ظروف مؤسفة.

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3 years

Baghdad, as magical as Aladdin’s lamp.

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6 years

Reassuring to see people like General @MarkHertling constantly speak up to defend the values and principles we all share at a time when it is very difficult to do so. #MemorialDay2018

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

4 years

Taking unnecessary jabs at your country of origin to appease ignorant voters. Classy

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Dalia al-Aqidi

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4 years

This is not Iraq. This is my building in Minneapolis.

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3 years

Our heroes will never be forgotten 🇮🇶

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3 years

My last words before I am off. Iraq is a beautiful & diverse country. Our last 100 years has not been kind to many, but we have all been through a lot. It’s time we work on transitional justice and true state building… which doesn’t take place on Twitter.

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2 years

#Ramadan nights in Baghdad’s Kadhmiya

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

3 years

So many people are so eager to compare the United States to Iraq because to them Iraq is the ultimate low. This is sickening because they should know the complexity of Iraq’s story better than anyone. You don’t always need to make comparisons.

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2 years

Finance Minister @AliH_Allawi once again warns of the perils of Iraq's oil dependent economy. 🇮🇶🛢️ The world is moving towards alternative forms of energy much faster than Iraq can adapt. 🌍♻️

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2 years

My interview today with @AJEnglish on the ongoing Sadrist protests in Baghdad.

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

3 years

Very relieved and proud of our Iraqi healthcare workers after receiving my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Baghdad. It’s been a challenging year for everyone and I hope this is beginning to overcoming this pandemic.

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2 years

A memorial in Erbil for the brave pilot from Basra, Major General Abdulsalam Salim Al-Tamimi, who lost his life in the rescue operation to deliver aid to displaced Yazidis on Mount Sinjar in 2014. Rest in power 🇮🇶

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

2 years

Iraq is sadly still used as a proxy battleground. Whether it’s in Baghdad or Erbil, it’s an attack on Iraqi sovereignty.

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

2 years

Dark clouds & windy this morning in Najaf.

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4 years

ما رأيكم في مصطفى الكاظمي بعد اسبوع من تسلمه لرئاسة الوزراء؟ #العراق

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2 years

Evenings in Basra 🌉 Officially named Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr bridge, commonly referred to as the Italian bridge, in reference to the nationality of the company that constructed it.

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

3 years

Remember this guy who ran his own campaign in Najaf? 15,404 votes in Najaf - District 1. That’s the highest a single candidate got in Najaf. An academic with expertise in international law, he was seen in protest squares in Najaf in 2019.

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صور متداولة لمُرشح من محافظة النجف يقوم بصناعة دعاياته وتعليقها بنفسه..

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

4 years

Happy Assyrian New Year! #Akitu Photos from my visit to Mar Mattai Monastery in Nineveh Plains back in January.

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🇮🇶📚 This past year, I wanted to read classic books on Iraq (ones that I missed & ones that I had read parts of) as well as books on democracy, given the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Iraq War.

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1 year

The best rice in the world: Iraqi anber. Produced mostly in Najaf & Diwaniyah. I only get Shumer 🍚🇮🇶 #MadeInIraq

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

6 years

My aunt and uncle couldn’t vote today because they were murdered by Saddam’s brutal regime. But I voted in their honour. Wish all non-Iraqis stopped politicizing our democratization based on their Iraq War views to reinforce whether they were right or wrong.

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6 years

Anywhere between half a million and a million dead Iraqis won’t be voting in it

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

3 years

Qushla clock tower and the Tigris River from Shuhada Bridge. Baghdad in all its beauty 🇮🇶

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5 years

Sunsets in Baghdad are breathtaking. #Iraq

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3 years

One of my favourite murals is off of Al-Shuhada bridge, belonging to the Baghdadi Museum. Next time you visit Mutanabbi Street, stop by to look at the rich details of this beautiful piece of art, representing all the magic that is Baghdad.

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1 year

The Gilgamesh Dream Tablet at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. Thanks @HobbyLobby

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3 years

Happy #Nowruz Throwback to this Iraqi stamp from 1972.

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4 years

Shaaban a cyclist from Duhok rode his bike across Iraq from Erbil to Basra to tackle sectarianism. In his journey he passed by Mosul, Tikrit, Baghdad, Karbala, Hilla, Diwaniyah & Nasriya. In every city/village he was welcomed & encouraged Story in Arabic:

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

2 years

My latest for the ⁦ @washingtonpost ⁩’s ⁦ @monkeycageblog ⁩ Iraqis voted a year ago but still don’t have a government

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Analysis | Iraqis voted a year ago but still don’t have a government

Iraq’s democracy depends on consensus — yet parties in the minority in parliament don’t want to take the opposition role.

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4 years

A stranger knocked on my door, giving me bread in honour of the Prophet’s household during Muharram. Doesn’t know who I am or what my beliefs are. Just beautiful Iraqi hospitality.

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2 years

Asked what she considers the best term, Ms. Abd Al-Aziz said, simply: “Iraqi.” “Iraq is diversity. We have more than one origin. Your nationality is enough,” she said. Via ⁦ @janearraf ⁩

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A Black Iraqi’s Sudden Career in TV News: ‘They Wanted to See All Colors’ (Published 2022)

Randa Abd Al-Aziz was joking with friends in a Baghdad cafe when she got a surprise job offer: broadcasting the news in Iraq, whose Black citizens have little media presence and even less power.

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4 years

Today marks the third anniversary of the liberation of Mosul. It has been a tough week, but a reminder that Iraq always comes out on top.

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2 years

If only Iraqis were given the same praise for rallying around the flag to defend their land from an invading terrorist group committing genocide inside Iraq. Instead we had “unbiased” analysis of why ISIS could invade & journalists refusing to use the word liberate for ISF.

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

6 years

It is the sacrifices of our martyrs that allows Iraq to celebrate Eid al-Fitr free and safe. Forever in their debt. Rest In Peace and Eid Mubarak to all.

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1 year

44 years since Iraq last hosted the Gulf Cup. What a tournament it has been in Basra - the most attended in Gulf Cup history. #كاس_الخليج #العراق 🇮🇶

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

5 years

How far has Iraq come that a citizen can go right up to the former Prime Minister and challenge his remarks. Not that I would want to compare @HaiderAlAbadi to dictators & terrorists but could anyone have done this with Saddam Hussein or Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi?

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Ali Al-Baroodi علي البارودي

5 years

Yes I made it. I went up to the stage & spilled it out. There are thousands of casualties & Old #Mosul was densely populated during the battle. Mosul supported you in the late elections, so victims deserve respect and justice. #SuliForum #SuliForum19 #SuliForum2019

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4 years

The two main demands behind protests over the years are better services and public sector employment. The Iraqi state cannot begin to reform itself and provide adequate services if the public sector continues to grow at its current rate. It is neither productive nor sustainable.

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5 years

I love this photo of Grand Ayatollah Abul Hassan al-Isfahani (1860-1946) leading prayers in Najaf, Iraq.

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2 years

A lovely evening in Fallujah, the city of mosques. Also famous for their kabab, which rivals Erbil’s!

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5 years

"On the commercial front, Iraq is the No. 1 buyer of Turkish goods in the Middle East. Turkey’s exports to Iraq were worth $8.3 billion last year and $9 billion in 2017." But it's Iranian yogurt flooding the Iraqi market that we should fear right?

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5 years

Ice in his veins. Calm and cool tonight #كلنا_عبد_الوهاب_الساعدي

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3 years

Statue of 8th century poet Abu Nuwas, created by Iraqi sculptor Ismail Fattah al-Turk in 1972. 📍Baghdad, Iraq

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4 years

Iraqi resilience & generosity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has really shown. There was never any panic buying in bulk in supermarkets & charity campaigns across all provinces to help the families financially affected by the curfew has been inspiring & incredible.

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

7 months

The Iraqi state’s official three days of mourning are over, but it will take much longer to heal from this tragedy, especially for Assyrians.

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Rudaw English

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Four days after the tragedy of Hamdaniya, families continue to bid farewell to their beloved ones with prayers and tears. 📸: Rudaw

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3 years

Written by Iraqis, published in Baghdad. #MadeInIraq

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4 years

Ahmed Radhi was part of the 1986 Iraqi World Cup squad, scoring Iraq’s loan goal against Belgium. More impressive is the fact it is the only team to make it to the World Cup playing all qualifying matches on foreign soil (due to Iran-Iraq War).

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2 years

The fourth sandstorm to hit Iraq in the past five weeks. Level of visibility over the Tigris River this morning.

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4 years

Iraq’s sovereignty being violated once again, by an ally once again.

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3 years

More Baghdadi homes on Haifa Street from the colonial era. Some are abandoned while others are used by various organizations. On the other side of the street is the old British Embassy across from my Grandfather’s home on the bank of the Tigris River.

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4 years

It’s getting cooler in Baghdad. The weather is amazing in the morning and evening. Best time to visit Baghdad is in the fall. As for the South and Kurdistan, nothing beats the spring.

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5 years

President @BarhamSalih speaking at @Columbia recalls the crucial role Grand Ayatollah Sistani and other Marjaʿiyya have played at important junctures in Iraqi history.

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3 years

Eid Mubarak from Baghdad, the city of beautiful domes 🕌.

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2 years

Muqtada Al-Sadr calling for new elections is not revolutionary, despite his claims. Sadr is merely upset that no one ran after him once his MPs resigned, as they did earlier when he threatened to not take part in elections. He has been lashing out since, seeking attention.

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3 years

Gotta love the Westerner who only visits officials in Baghdad and students at the American University in Sulaymaniyah and comes to grand conclusions about a country with 40 million people. And then wrongly compares it to their own country’s problems.

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Foreign Policy

3 years

Given our inability to have a dialogue, it is an open question whether Americans even want to forge a common identity, FP’s @stevenacook writes.

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3 years

The location of the statue is where Abdul Karim Qasim survived his assassination attempt in 1959. Al-Rasheed Street dates back to Ottoman Baghdad.

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3 years

Finally visited Bab Al-Agha Bakery, which not only has amazing pastries but also pays homage to the eras of the monarchy & early republic. Loved every detail from the cedaras male employees wore to the old Baghdadi home aesthetic.

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3 years

You couldn’t have a more insensitive tweet to a terrorist attack. 28 people dead are nothing in the grand scheme of providing “analysis & hot takes”.

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3 years

Not surprised at the attack in Baghdad. Hard to have effective security in a place that is so dysfunctional and in terminal collapse.

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2 years

From another era. 📍Basra International Airport

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4 years

One of my favourite coffee shops in Karrada, Coffee and Book (كهوة و كتاب). Love their packaging. #MadeInIraq

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2 years

Mustansariya school (المدرسة المستنصرية) - where medicine, mathematics, law, literature & Quran was taught nearly 800 years ago in Baghdad.

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1 year

Visited the Marty’s Monument in Baghdad a couple of days ago after it rained in the morning. Built in 1983 & designed by Ismail Fatah Al-Turk 🇮🇶

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4 years

Always proud to be Iraqi.

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1 year

🎄Merry Christmas from Baghdad #Iraq

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2 years

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity of visiting Mustansiriya school/المدرسة المستنصرية Established in 1227 in Baghdad by the Abbasids. Also pictured on the 1000 IQD bill.

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5 years

10 million students today begin their school year in Iraq. #OurFuture

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There’s a special feel to the air in Iraq. Maybe everyone feels it in their motherland.

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4 years

If the Prime Minister truly wanted to resign today, he would have done so by submitting his resignation to the President. Instead the Prime Minister has just sent a letter to parliament to hold an impeachment vote, keeping him in power until that takes place.

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Reflecting at Zawraa of those we lost yesterday. I pray for more peaceful days for the city of peace. #Baghdad

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3 years

Berhyah are luxurious dates manufactured in Basra. I love the cuneiform design on some of the packaging. #MadeInIraq

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1 year

Excited to share my report for @KAS_SyriaIraq Unpacking Federalism in Iraq: Insights from Basra, Ninawa and Sulaymaniyah

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

4 years

You shame English speakers when your entire Twitter presence over the years has been 95% in English. You didn’t bother speaking Arabic until you were hired by Alhurra & tasked with managing a platform specifically made to communicate with Arabic-speakers. So it’s all business.

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4 years

Tons of juice products available from the Gulf, but I made sure to buy locally produced 🍊orange juice. #MadeInIraq

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5 years

“No, I know your style.” Hilarious exchange between PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi & @AJEnglish journalist at today’s press conference.

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

4 years

Ba’ath mentality alive and well. The stalemate that resulted in a million dead after 8 bloody years of war was sold as a victory by Saddam. Some people still buy that propaganda.

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

3 years

📍Haifa Street, Baghdad, Iraq

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5 years

Baghdad at play: normal life returns to Iraq's capital – in pictures

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Baghdad at play: normal life returns to Iraq's capital – in pictures

Guardian photographer Sean Smith captures Iraqis at leisure, from students taking selfies in the park to families on fairground rides

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5 months

Some of the books I read in 2023 on Iraq & the region 📚

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

2 years

I always love visiting the Erbil Citadel, the oldest continuously inhabited site in the world. Erbil (Arba’elu) - an ancient Assyrian capital & a center for early Christianity. Now the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. #Iraq

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4 years

Happy birthday to the greatest city on Earth.

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Happy birthday, Baghdad, wonder of the world

The city was was once the intellectual and cultural jewel of all earth

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

4 years

The Council of Ministers decided that October 3 will be celebrated as Iraq’s National Day. October 3, 1932 is the day in which the Kingdom of Iraq was granted independence from the British.

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Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد

2 years

Iraqi chips with awesome packaging: Lion of Babylon, Baghdad landmarks, Erbil Citadel, Samara’s Malwiya, Shanasheel in Basra & Ishtar gate. There’s also the Ziggurat of Ur that I didn’t catch in this shot. #MadeInIraq

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