Long known as "the cradle of civilization," Iraq has one of the richest art heritages in the world. For 500 years Baghdad was the thriving capital of the Muslim world, renowned for culture & research which has left a lasting unique charm
A thread on the everyday beauty of Iraq…
A thread on the everyday beauty of Iraq…
1/ Mutanabbi street - historic center of Baghdad bookselling
I am the one whose literature can be seen (even) by the blind
& whose words are heard (even) by the deaf.
The steed, the night & the desert all know me
As do the sword, the spear, the scripture & the pen
Al- Mutannabi
I am the one whose literature can be seen (even) by the blind
& whose words are heard (even) by the deaf.
The steed, the night & the desert all know me
As do the sword, the spear, the scripture & the pen
Al- Mutannabi
2/ Baghdads historic centre of book selling, Iraq
The books are left unattended for the night in the book market because Iraqis say: “the reader does not steal and the thief does not read.”
The books are left unattended for the night in the book market because Iraqis say: “the reader does not steal and the thief does not read.”
3/ Basra, Iraq
4/ Feeding cats on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq
5/ AlMaqam Mosque, Basra, Iraq
6/ Karbala, Iraq
7/ Islamic architecture, Iraq
8/ Najaf, Iraq
9/ Sweet selling on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq
10/ Al-Shorjah, Baghdad’s oldest and largest market, Iraq
11/ Samarra, Iraq
12/ Najaf, Iraq
13/ Baghdadi house, Iraq
14/ Najaf, Iraq
15/ Inside Jalil Khayat Mosque, Erbil, Iraq
16/ Al-Shaheed Monument, Baghdad
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17/ Baghdad, Iraq
18/ Abu Hanifa Mosque of Baghdad
19/ Najaf, Iraq
20/ Architecture of Baghdad, Iraq
21/ Baghdad Streets
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22/ Samraa, Salah Al-Din, Iraq
23/ Baghdad Evenings, Iraq
24/ Al-Mustansiriyah University, Iraq. One of the oldest universities in the world
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