Author: Safaa Khalaf

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Smoke and fire in front of the Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad (photo: AFP)

Murder and kidnapping in Iraq

An inexorable tide

In today's Iraq, there is no force more powerful than the militias and no voice louder than those who seek to drive a wedge between the religious denominations, says Iraqi writer Safaa KhalafMore

Interview with Iraqi political scientist Ghassan Al-Attiyah: A nation torn apartViolence in the Arab world: Born of a barbaric stateProtesting corruption and mismanagement in Iraq: Caught in the spotlightBreaking the Middle East′s cycle of terror: The two-pronged strategy

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Most Recent Photo Essay

A woman stands in Sheikh Lotfallah mosque in Isfahan, Iran. This mosque is a true masterpiece of architecture and refinement. It was built between 1602 and 1619 during the Safavid Empire. The decorative detail is breathtaking

Around the world of Islam

For more than 10 years, Pascal Mannaerts has been travelling the globe as a freelance photographer. Seeking to do justice to the beauty, elegance and grace of Islamic monuments, he has compiled a selection of his favourite shots taken in Asia, India, Africa and the Middle East.