STATE OF THE ART| 21 May 2015 Venice Biennale: Iraq pavilion (Credit: Akam Shex Hadi) The Iraq pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale doesn’t with work addressing Islamic State. Alastair Sooke reports. As Islamic State (IS) fighters continue to advance towards Baghdad, contemporary art in the region is probably the last thing on the…
DeAgostini/Getty Justin M IS leader al-Baghdadi has established a caliphate and seeks to undo the 13th-century destruction of Islam’s premier city, but they’ve got it completely backward. Baghdadis have long memories. Talk to them about the extraordinarily turbulent history of the Iraqi capital as they contemplate their city falling to Islamic State…
A nagging doubt is eating away at the world order—and the superpower is largely ignoring it “WHY is it that everybody is so eager to use military force?” America’s cerebral president betrayed a rare flash of frustration on April 28th when dealing with a question in Asia about his country’s “weakness”. Barack Obama said…
Iraqi Christians bury victims Tuesday of a church attack on October 31, for which the Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility
U.S. soldiers salute during a handover ceremony in Baghdad’s Green Zone on June 1. The last American combat brigade began leaving Iraq on Thursday as part of the plan to reduce U.S. troop presence As the U.S. war footing in Iraq officially ends, officials say the world’s largest embassy — the U.S. mission in Baghdad…