Category: Reports

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Let’s solve a mystery: On confusion and the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar 

This is the story of the dinar’s exchange rate against the dollar, and the chaos, corruption, and the parties who benefited and who were harmed by this ongoing crisis.

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The Iraqi Oligarchy: Masters of Private Banks and the Control of Monetary Policy 

A legal monster born in 2003 started growing until it now eats up the majority of Iraq’s income from oil. About the masters of banking in Iraq.

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The Republic of Beit T’ais
Being Filthy Rich or How to Govern on Behalf of Others 
 

The story of an opulent family which is making the rules on behalf of others. How do Saad, Hamid, and Hani manage the Republic of Beit T’ais?

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Investing in the sun: On opportunities and deals in Iraq’s electricity sector 

Iraq has an electricity production deficit, hindering light from reaching homes. Although the sun is a good investment, successive Iraqi governments have preferred to dig deep into the ground to extract energy. This is a story about lost electricity opportunities and deals in Iraq.
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“His gaze was intrusive; it pierced my soul”: On the Struggles of Divorced Women in Navigating Courts and Governmental Institutions 

Mothers are forfeiting their rights in a bid to regain their freedom, only to find themselves and their children met with sexism, obstruction, and exploitation — on Suha, Suhair, Aseel, and Shahd’s encounters with governmental institutions and courts.

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“She Brought a Fatwa from Khamenei and Al-Azhar, But It Went Nowhere”: The Struggles of Trans People in the Iraqi Health Sector 

Trans people experience structural violence in Iraq’s health sector, from what is taught in universities to the practices of doctors in hospitals. Most college professors ignore trans issues, and only incite hatred towards trans people if they discuss them at all.. the struggles of trans people in the Iraqi health sector – from its halls of power to its policies.

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‏Iraqi prisoners blackmailed to pay to obtain release papers after completing their sentence

In this report, we document the cases of six current or former detainees who remained in jail even though they had completed their sentences, allegedly because the process of releasing them was time consuming.
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The Baha’is in Iraq: From closures of places of worship to negotiations over the constitution

As long as the Baha’is do not harbour any political ambitions that threaten one of the regime’s parties, in relation to the values of their religion, they are accepted as a factional component that has no voice or influence. Their religion prohibits its followers from engaging in politics. Their acceptance ultimately serves the notion of the Iraqi mosaic that is used by many parties electorally and publicly.
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“Officials mediate livestock slaughtering”: Hemorrhagic Fever, a clan of viruses threatening animals and humans 

Dhi Qar is facing a vicious insect that transmits the hemorrhagic fever virus, but it has only a few doctors and veterinary teams to combat it. Thus, a deadly disease is spreading among sheep breeders, butchers, cooks, and consumers of meat, threatening the governorate with a lockdown. The story of how officials are mediating in relation to suspected infected animals and what the disease does to animals and humans.

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Women farmers between the Tigris and Euphrates: We cultivate, but drought defeats us 

Shifaa, Sondos and Zahida, three women farmers whose lives are changing due to the worsening drought that overwhelms them, and their arduous labour under the sun all day does not yield enough income for their survival. The story of women farmers between the Tigris and Euphrates, who work hard, but the drought ruins all their efforts