Tag : Iraq

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'Open Shutters Iraq' uses photography and story-telling to empower Iraqi women to openly discuss issues affecting their lives. Nine women from all over Iraq have used these mediums to examine their experiences of war and occupation. The result is a showcase of hope and triumph amid the chaos of...
The al-Anfal Campaign, waged against the Kurdish population of Iraq, was led by Saddam Hussein and Ali Hassan al-Majid. It included the use of ground offensives, aerial bombing, systematic destruction of settlements, mass deportation, firing squads and chemical warfare, which earned al-Majid the...
‘Domestic Tension’ was inspired by the death of Wafaa’s brother in the Iraq War, closely followed by the loss of his father. Wafaa sequestered himself for one month in a gallery with a paintball gun with which people could shoot at him over the internet, asking people to engage in a dialogue about...