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In Search of the Marshes: the Death of Agriculture

Akeel Khreef arrives at the Chubayish marshes near Nassiriya. All is not well, local resident and environmental activist Assad Al Jasim tells him, as he drives him deeper towards the river bank. “We have droughts, lack of water, and severe pollution,” he says, “many people are migrating.” At the banks of the marshes, he encounters…
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Watch the ‘Letters to My Father’ Film

Watch the film ‘Letters to My Father’ which shows behind the scenes footage of the Iraqi artist Salam Atta Sabri and introduces his latest publication with a conversation between Salam Atta Sabri, Tamara Chalabi and Philippe Van Cauteren. Salam Atta Sabri (b. 1953, Baghdad) is one of the most important Iraqi artists of his generation.…
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Online Book Presentation ‘Salam Atta Sabri: Letters to My Father’

Follow the book presentation ‘Letters to My Father’ by the Iraqi artist Salam Atta Sabri online on 16th February 2021 at 8 pm (GMT+1). Salam Atta Sabri (b. 1953, Baghdad) is one of the most important Iraqi artists of his generation. He was raised in an artistic environment – his father Atta Sabri was also…
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Ruya Shop: Khudair Alhimyari’s ‘Chairs’

The Ruya Shop presents work by the Baghdad-based caricaturist Khudair Alhimyari. ‘Chairs’ is a cartoon series that explores politicians and their obsession to remain in power. An obsession that often comes at the cost of everything and everyone. ‘Chairs’ will be shown from 30 August to 12 October 2019, at the Ruya Shop, Mutannabi Street,…