Jamal Penjweny

Stories by the Author

Families set up picnics on Qandil mountain in Sulaimaniyah province during the Nawrooz holiday on March 22, when the picnicking season begins in Iraqi Kurdistan. A Kurdish flag blows in the background.

Taking it Easy in Iraqi Kurdistan

10 Apr 10

At the gates of Fallujah, a man rides past blast walls in his horse and cart - the preferred mode of transport for those who cannot afford cars or pick-up trucks. The city’s economy has not recovered since 2004, when its streets were the scene of battles between United States-led forces and Sunni Arab insurgents.

Fallujah: Scant Signs of Recovery

Six years after United-States forces laid siege to the city, it remains scarred by the conflict. Many bomb-damaged buildings are uninhabitable and public utilities are in need of renovation.

1 Apr 10

Kurdistan's Wild West

10 Feb 10

Iraqi Women: Looking Beyond the Veil

Photographs by Jamal Penjweny, September 2008.

22 Apr 09

Over the Mountains to Iran

11 Sep 06

Iraqi Views of the Constitution Referendum

11 Oct 05

"Now We Can Build Hope"

4 Feb 05

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