VOA Kurdish: Oldest of Ramadan traditions continues in Iraq
One of the oldest traditions of Ramadan is waking people up with the sound of drums before the pre-dawn meal. Although this ...
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Iraq’s Ancient Marshes Are Running Out of Time
As the water disappears, so too does a 5,000-year-old culture. Water buffalo gently glide through shallow water canals that snake throughout Iraq’s southern Mesopotamian Marshes, their black ...
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Unique Ramadan traditions around the world, from mheibes in Iraq to nyekar in Indonesia
Similar to Hindu and Buddhist bathing rituals, the custom is known to have been performed since ancient times in Java and has since been assimilated into Islamic traditions. Popular in Iraq ...
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Reflections of an Iraqi-Australian on Identity
and traditions. Rama's* family was forced to leave Iraq following the US invasion 2003. Living in Baghdad became precarious, and they were targeted because they belonged to the Mandaean community ...
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says
Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was ...