Khudair Alhimyari has drawn a series of cartoons on Mutanabbi Street, a street in Baghdad that is famous for its bookmarket. March 5 2017 marked the 10th anniversary of the devastating bomb attacks on Mutanabbi Street.

On Mutanabbi Street, selfies make better news than books.

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Picture One: selfie in front of a bookstore
Picture Two: selfie in front of the Al Qushla clock tower
Picture Three: selfie in front of the Shabandar coffee house
Picture Four: selfie by the statue of the poet Mutanabbi

 

Multiple Choice Questions for the New Generation

In the cartoon below Alhimyari comments on the young generation of Iraqis who go to Mutanabbi Street every Friday.

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Picture one:
Woman: Where are you going to?
Man 1: To Mutanabi…

Picture two:
Man 2: Where are you coming from?
Man 1: From Mutanabi…

Picture three:
Man 3: Where shall we meet?
Man 1: In Mutanabi…

Picture four: (On Mutanabi street, opposite a book stand)
Female Reporter: Who was Mutanabi?
Man 1: Can’t I have a multiple choice question?!