Rounded Analysis On Contested Issues; Spotlighting Blind Spots; Politics, Religion, Travel, Books
Millions of devotees symbolizing defiance against oppression march through Iraq to the holy city of Karbala to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussain, making Arbaeen the world's biggest annual pilgrimage
Baghdad quickly became the world's cultural lodestar after its foundation, which has been described as 'a glorious milestone in the history of urban design' and 'a landmark for civilisation', in the eighth century
Executed former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein projected his unbridled power like other demagogues through the size, bombast, and grandeur of his palaces meant to constantly remind people of his riches, omnipresence, and permanence
