In 1227/625 AH, the thirty-seventh Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir Billah (r. 1226-1242) commissioned the construction of…
Category: Iraq
I spent most of my time with the Refugee Status Determination (RSD) unit, specifically on…
Aga Khan Documentation Center Program Head Sharon C. Smith worked with the Municipality of Baghdad to choose images of works designed by Iraqi architect Mohamed Saleh Makiya (1914-2015)
“He left an indelible print on UNHCR’s history – leading the agency through some of…
World Music | The unrest is silence: why ‘classical’ music traditions are under threat By…