Led by artists Jawad Selim and Shakir Hassan Al Said, the Baghdad Modern Art Group sprang up in the roaring art scene and political ebullience of 1950s Iraq. Through painting, sculpture, architecture, ...

Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. Since its liberation from British rule in 1932, Iraq has not had it easy. In recent times the country has suffered a devastating war with Iran, severe United Nations ...

Bombs, terrorism and civil war used to keep Iraqis indoors. Now it is the gridlocked traffic. Commuters waste hours a day stuck in exhaust fumes. Meetings are delayed for hours. In a data-poor region, ...