Saddam Purged From Kids' Books
Principal publisher of children's literature jettisons Saddam-era propaganda.
22 Feb 05
Middle East
Comment: How Saddam Betrayed Us
All the sacrifices Iraqis made in the hope that things would get better were for nothing, says former navy officer.
22 Feb 05
Disabled Wardens Get Green Light
Handicapped volunteers have started to help out Baghdad’s traffic police with growing jams.
22 Feb 05
Insurgent Threats Stop Sunni Schooling
Schools in the Sunni triangle close following a series of death threats against pupils and teachers.
22 Feb 05
Foreign Students Flock to Iraqi Kurdish Colleges
Kurdish students from Iran and Syria are escaping the troubles by studying in northern Iraq.
22 Feb 05
From Kirkuk Cab Driver to Police Chief
IWPR tails Kirkuk’s police chief to find out what it takes to keep the peace on the city’s tough streets.
22 Feb 05
Pre-Election Hitches in Sulaimaniyah
In the Kurdish areas where people are the most receptive to democracy, they still find it hard to register to vote.
22 Feb 05
Main Kurdish Parties Team Up
Does the new collaborative spirit between the two big Kurdish parties come too late to maximise their gains from the election?
22 Feb 05
Conspiracy Theories Still Hold Post-Saddam
Thirty years of state manipulation are proving hard for some Iraqis to throw off.
22 Feb 05
Suspect Held Over Halabja
Sixteen years after the Kurdish town was hit by a poison gas attack, a man alleged to have supplied the chemicals could be brought to justice.
22 Feb 05
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