Shakir Hassan Al Said, 'Letters,' 1961. Oil, gesso, cotton, linen canvas, 94.2 cm x 82 cm x 2.5 cm. At first glance, it would be difficult to discern this artwork as coming from Arab origins, and not ...

A University of Dayton historian is working to preserve the cultural heritage of minority communities in Iraq under a $1 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development. Alda ...

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 led to an enormous loss of cultural heritage for the country: An estimated 15,000 objects, some millennia old, were looted from the Iraq ...

Perched high above the ancient ruins of Babylon sits one of the most disturbing reminders of modern Iraqi history — Saddam Hussein’s abandoned palace. Built as a symbol of power, wealth, and control, ...

There are not many beliefs that are shared jointly by Saddam Hussein, by the British occupiers of Iraq in the 1920s, and by later American policymakers. One of these beliefs is the fear that the Shi’a ...

BAGHDAD -- The two-year-old modern history textbook used at Baghdad's Mansour High School for Boys doesn't mention the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq in 2003. There's ...