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Iraq's golden age on display — briefly
(7/7/2003)
The Baghdad Museum opened its doors for two hours on July 3 in order to prove to the world that the fabled Nimrud Treasure — a gold hoard second only to the Tutankhamun reliquaries remains both intact and in the hands of the Iraqi people...
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Beating Big Brother
(7/7/2003)
One of the highest priorities of the previous regime was to control the flow of information by banning foreign newspapers, books, satellite television receivers, internet services and western cinema. But people found ways to circumnavigate these controls...
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Scarlet O’Hara in Iraq
(31/8/2003)
Huda is a lovely young woman in her early twenties, with a degree in mechanical engineering. One year ago she started working in a research center in the ministry of industry. She liked her work a lot because of the nice atmosphere there and her good salary. Huda likes to shop a lot, she likes to party and go out to social clubs with friends of both sexes.
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All the world’s a stage
(4/8/2003)
In a quiet corner of the shell that was once the ominous Ministry of Defense a company of actors has gathered to produce and perform “free culture and free theater” for what they say is the first time since 1958.
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